It is the Emperor who is the Empress's biggest enemy.
It is the Crown Prince who brings the downfall of the Crown Princess.
It is the warrior who will slay the maiden.
So how could it not be Forest who will ultimately be the one to bring my end?
James is speaking as a man who is in love with another man's wife, but he isn't the only one who has voiced these concerns.
. . .
My chest aches.
It really aches.
It really, really aches.
. . .
I keep remembering a story Aera likes telling. I hate the story, but her words are so loud right now.
The Kim lineage can be traced all the way to a Princess Consort who entered the Palace after the Emperor became infatuated with her. Aera described her as a black rose amongst white and red roses.
Her smile, her eyes, the slight title of her h