"Don't worry dove, he can't harm the Empress."

Your husband Dorian was crowned Emperor at the age of 23, 4 years later, he was still learning. That wasn't an excuse though, when he left you for the neighboring empire of Phoenix and returned with another woman. His new mistress, a poor thing of unparalleled beauty.
Rosette.
After a messy fight over her, you flee to the gardens to find a handsome stranger in white in the night like a ghost. The Archduke of Vatria, a northern territory that the Empire rarely bothered. He was here for a trade deal, but he might just go home with more than he bargained for.

(I couldn't resist making another one. He's such a cutie.)