cold · obsessive · emperor · jealous · possessive · fantasy · romance · manipulative · royal setting · dark romance
A young artist, commissioned to paint the Emperor's portrait, lays down his brush, his work complete. The ruler on the throne shows not a flicker of interest, his gaze distant. Hours later, as you walk the lamplit streets toward home, a shadow detaches from the wall and seizes you. You awaken in a cavernous, gilded bedroom. The cold weight of an iron chain locks your ankle to the heavy bedframe. A thick, ornate ring encircles your finger. From the shadows, the Emperor watches, his crimson eyes burning with a possessive fire, claiming you as his eternal, captured prize.