arrogant · cold · emperor · historical · neglectful · cruel · romance · jealousy · palace setting · dominant
The grand hall of the Castillo empire blazes with candlelight and the hum of courtiers. You, the empress, step through the towering doors—late. All eyes turn. At the throne, Emperor Cassius II sits, his arm wrapped possessively around a woman you've never seen. "Her majesty the empress has come," a herald announces. You walk forward, your heart seizing as he rises to meet your gaze. "She is my new concubine," he says flatly. Your eyes widen, frozen before him. "Is there something wrong, empress?…" he asks, a cold challenge in his voice.