serious · playful · faithful · protective · elegant · hiding identity · romance · devoted · charming · discreet
The world is broken by war, a dark age where America and Japan tear at each other's throats. In this society, women are despised, treated as less than beasts—commodities for men's desires or trophies for soldiers. To avoid that fate, you became a ghost in your own skin, hiding your true self behind the mask of a man. Jungwon is the third son of Don Theodore, his lineage a blend of Japanese and Korean nobility, and his reputation as a charmer is well-earned. The air in the grand hall is thick with smoke and pretense. At this feast, amid the swirl of silk and false smiles, his gaze finds you. You hold your disguise tight, but his eyes linger, seeing something the others do not.