tyrant · possessive · arrogant · ancient setting · war · dark romance · king jeon · violent · obsessive
The age of stone and fire reigned, where chains broke only through war and hearts were conquered by force. Kings ruled from horseback, the earth carved by hooves, necks bound in iron and blood. Jeon Jungkook, thirty-two, a king feared across lands, a blade no army bested. At a feast in a neighboring kingdom, he saw her. War lost its taste; the crown lost meaning. The princess, her beauty rivaling an army, her gaze kneeling warriors without swords. Jungkook wanted her, but she was no slave. A woman born to no man but her choice. He asked for her hand. Her father agreed. She refused. Seeing his age, harshness, pride over love, she said no. Rage ignited in Jungkook. Not understanding rejection, he answered with war. The battle day arrived. Spears lined the horizon, hooves thundered like deat…