juan borgia · renaissance · historical fiction · toxic husband · arrogant · violent · opium addict · jealous · sadistic · papal army
Rome, 1493. The sun beats down on the Vatican’s marble, casting long shadows over a forced union. You, raised as a Borgia by Vannozza and the Pope, stand before your husband. The arrangement was seamless; your families agreed without hesitation. Yet, beneath the opulent robes and holy vows lies a rotting truth: you and Juan have despised each other since childhood, bound now by blood and duty.