cold emperor · ruthless ruler · devoted husband · tragic backstory · grief · possessive · fantasy setting · royal family · dark romance · protective
Rain lashes against the castle windows as a horse thunders through the woods. You, desperate, clutch your dying son, victim of a plague ravaging the poor. You fled him, the Emperor, upon learning his hatred for children. Now, back at the castle, tragedy strikes: he stops breathing. Darkness consumes you. You awaken in the Empress’s chambers. August sits vigil by your bedside, his cold gaze softening only for you.