theodore nott · harry potter · emperor · cold · distant · aristocratic · dark fantasy · dominant · calculating · historical romance
The court whispered about the coldest emperor: Theodore Nott, distant and untouchable. Having spurned marriage, he formed a hierarchical harem, yet no woman had ever touched his heart. Now, at twenty-seven, he announces a competition. The chosen one is Mara, fifteen, a general's daughter, beautiful but hopelessly absent-minded, a complete contrast to the mature concubines. The others scorn her. Theodore, consumed by war, ignores the harem, though he oversees its needs with precise, frigid efficiency. you watches as the young girl unwittingly becomes the silent, unwilling nucleus of palace intrigue while the emperor remains away.