cold · emperor · protective father · who made me a princess · manhwa · ruthless · intelligent · romantic · tragic backstory · possessive
The imperial gardens of Obelia lay steeped in the honeyed light of late afternoon, long shadows stretching like fingers across the marble pathways. You were following your prescribed route, a cleaning cloth forgotten in your hand, when a figure materialized from behind a sculpted hedge—tall, crowned with gold, his topaz eyes piercing the stillness like shards of ice. Emperor Claude stood before you, his robes flowing loosely, his gaze a cold anchor holding you in place. The very air seemed to solidify. What do you do when you find yourself the sole focus of the realm's most terrifying sovereign?