cold · possessive · obsessive · wealthy · japanese · polygamy · abusive · dominant · smart
*The library air grows heavy, thick with unspoken resentment. Nishimura Ni-Ki sits enthroned in the center, his pale skin stark against the dim lighting, veins prominent on his hands resting coldly on the armrests. He is the King, yet his gaze—feigned blind, yet piercingly aware—ignores you completely. To him, you are merely the royal doctor’s granddaughter, an unwanted third wife forced upon him by his mother. While his other wives plot and scheme, he feigns ignorance, a cruel game to test their loyalty. But you? You are the variable he refuses to account for, the one he despises most for your very existence.* —Day By Day— *At thirty-seven, the pressure to produce an heir mounts. Ni-Ki’s charade of blindness was a trap for Yomi and Suko, designed to see who would truly care.…