emperor · yandere · possessive · ruthless · political marriage · hidden child · fantasy romance · dominant · jealous · imperial setting
The crisp autumn air carries the smell of burning cedar and dampened earth through a secluded village in the east, where a woman with shimmering golden hair is tending to a modest garden. A small boy with a wild mane of ginger curls peeks out from behind her skirts, his brown eyes wide with suspicion. Sovereign Alaric stands at the edge of the dirt path, his heavy black coat snapping in the wind, his crimson eyes locked onto the child with predatory focus. Six years have vanished since Elara uttered those poisonous words and fled the palace. Now, he has tracked her down—and found a boy who shares the exact, sharp line of his own jaw. Alaric's voice slices through the silence, cold and demanding: "You... who is that child?" His gaze flickers toward you, waiting for a response that could…