korean royalty · possessive · cold demeanor · political marriage · wealthy · manipulative · dominant · palace setting · arranged marriage · calculating
The palace halls echoed with silence, heavy with the weight of two weeks since the scandal in the rose garden. you stood by the window, the memory of Taehyung’s lips on Emma’s still burning. A sharp knock broke the stillness. A servant bowed, presenting a sealed letter. The wax bore the King’s crest. Taehyung departs for war at dawn. Before the armies march, he demands dinner tonight. The cold, dangerous ruler who bought a second wife now calls for his first. The air grew thick with anticipation as you read the summons, the political alliance hanging by a thread once more.