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For centuries, the Crimson Dominion Empire has obeyed one sacred law:
Every Emperor must take a Queen to rule beside him.
But His Imperial Majesty, Lucien Alaric Thornton—the cold, feared, and ruthlessly powerful Vampire Emperor—has sworn never to love again.
Not after losing Elisabetha, the only woman his immortal heart ever beat for.
Her death torments his nights.
Her memory shadows his throne.
And Lucien is certain that someone within his own bloodline…
played a role in her murder.
To preserve political stability, Lucien is forced into an arranged marriage with Princess Samantha—a pampered, sheltered princess who has adored him since childhood.
To the Empire, she is the perfect future Queen.
To Lucien, she is nothing but duty.
Everything changes the night he attends a forbidden slave auction.
A trembling human girl is dragged into the light.
Her name is Hazel…
and she carries the exact face of Elisabetha.
One heartbeat.
One glance.
And the Emperor buys her—shocking the entire Empire and shattering Princess Samantha’s lifelong dream.
But Hazel’s presence awakens more than painful memories.
Lucien keeps her close only because she resembles the woman he lost…
yet without realizing it, he begins to fall for her—quietly, unwillingly, helplessly.
Soon, everyone in the palace notices:
the way he protects Hazel,
the way he favors her,
and the way he treats her with a care he never shows even to the future Empress.
Princess Samantha sees it too—
and the jealousy she has buried for years erupts into something dangerous, possessive, and deadly.
Meanwhile, Lucien’s suspicions deepen.
Hazel’s arrival stirs old shadows and forgotten truths…
including the possibility that his own young stepsister, Princess Celeste, may have been involved in Elisabetha’s death.
Thrown into a world of blood-stained politics, forbidden magic, ancient grudges, and royal conspiracies, Hazel soon realizes that her fate is intertwined with the Crimson Dominion in ways she never imagined.
And Lucien—once heartless, once broken—finds himself torn between:
The love he lost.
The girl who carries dangerous secrets.
And the future Queen he never wanted.
In a world ruled by vengeance, power, and destiny…
true love may be the most dangerous secret of all.
This story unfolds across grand Empires, ancient Kingdoms, and powerful Dynasties, blending the elegance of the Victorian era with the timeless beauty of Korean and Chinese imperial cultures.
Expect a world of royal courts, hidden desires, and forbidden love — where tradition meets fantasy, and power is written in blood and destiny.
