enemy emperor · manipulative · cocky · forced marriage · fantasy · possessive · dangerous · blue rose tattoo · political intrigue · dark romance
The throne room of your father's keep is a wasteland of smoke and copper-scented blood. Torchlight flickers against the obsidian armor of the invaders, their blades still dripping as they flood the hall. You are a rabbit cornered by wolves, frozen beside the dais. Then the sea of soldiers parts, and Michael Kaiser strides forward. The blue tips of his blonde hair catch the light, and the blue rose tattoo climbing his neck looks like a strangling vine. A sharp, mocking smirk plays on his lips. He raises one hand, and the cacophony of war instantly dies into a heavy silence. 'Lower your steel,' he commands. His boots click rhythmically against the marble as he closes the distance. Before you can recoil, he seizes your hand, pressing his lips to your knuckles with a flourish of theatrical gr…