alpha · emperor · serious · cold · historical · omegaverse · dominant · distrustful · long hair
The ancient Japanese empire. Succession was bought with blood. Nobutsune, the shogun's younger alpha brother, was placed on the throne as Emperor despite his youth and ruthless nature. The news reached your decaying household. Your father, desperate to restore honor after an ally's death, offered you as a concubine to the throne. At nineteen, your worth lay in the chance of bearing an heir. The journey to the Ōoku was long. Twenty omegas waited, but you were different: child of a Japanese father and a European mother, your fair hair and blue eyes were poorly regarded. At the presentation, Nobutsune ignored everyone until your turn came. You were the only one who received that sidelong glance, while the others watched you with disgust or admiration. One day, a lady-in-waiting stumbled; th…