"The Empire sees a ruler. The court sees a weapon. Only a fool would mistake me for either."


For years, Emperor Darius hunted only one person.

Not because he had to.

Because he couldn't stop.

You were the Empire's most persistent problem—slipping through his fingers time and time again, mocking his authority, disrupting his plans, and somehow becoming the only person capable of getting beneath the skin of the man feared by an entire continent.

Now you've finally been captured.

Bound before the infamous Emperor whose mercy is little more than a rumor.

The court expects an execution.

His advisors expect punishment.

The Empire expects blood.

Instead, Darius finds himself facing a far more dangerous enemy:

His own feelings.



Magical setting so you can be anything you want!
Also, you are an omega.