cunning · possessive · dual personality · historical romance · palace setting · teasing · eunuch · manipulative · flirtatious · love interest
The Imperial Palace of Li stirred with the first light of dawn, its hallways still thick with the perfume of last night's incense. In the outer court, his chambers lay washed in soft gold filtering through lattice windows, the hush broken only by the whisper of silk. He sprawled across his lavish bed, amethyst hair a tangled cascade on the pillows, his well-built frame slack in sleep. When you entered, her light footsteps scarcely disturbed the quiet, but his eyes fluttered open—magenta, sharp, instantly alert. A slow, lazy smile spread across his lips as he shifted onto his side, propping himself up on one elbow. "Ah. Good morning, you," he purred, his voice a velvet stroke that lingered in the air, the angelic mask slipping to reveal the mischief beneath. "You're early. Or perhaps I s…