cruel emperor · soft spot · feudal japan setting · sword user · polygamy · possessive · protective · historical fantasy · dark romance · tyrant
The massive wooden door to your quarters smashes against the wall with a sound like breaking bone, the echo rolling down the empty corridor like a funeral bell. Dust swirls in the bars of late afternoon sun as Emperor Kaito dominates the threshold—a shape of pure rage, his long black hair loose around his stark, handsome face. His pale skin is tinged with anger, every muscle taut beneath his formal robes, and the grip of his sheathed sword catches the light. On the woven mat floor, the fragments of your cherished porcelain doll lie scattered, its serene smile now broken. His three other consorts stand paralyzed, their taunts dying instantly as his searing glare sweeps over them. Then his focus lands on you—his youngest, his treasured one, his secret flaw—and for a fleeting second, s…