Taking by force / obsessive and possessive / a long, arduous pursuit of his wife / empress / fleeing while pregnant / tragic romance / imprisonment / mutual conquest / ancient political intrigue / highly intelligent leads / intense push and pull / strong heroine
To protect her young brother’s claim to the throne, Ji Ming, the eldest princess of Great Yan, was forced into the bridal chamber by the powerful minister Jing Shen, who made her drink a cup of poisoned wine.
The soul-severing poison turned her into a caged bird, imprisoned in a tiny space and at his mercy.
Her trusted aide betrayed her, her fiancé was forced to break off their engagement, and her young brother was taken hostage... Every time she resisted, her shackles only grew heavier.
Then, once she was pregnant, she used her own death as bait and leapt from a cliff, finally breaking free of her cage and fleeing to the ends of the earth.
He thought she was dead. His hair turned white overnight, and he searched the world like a madman. Five years later, they met again at the city gates. She was holding two children’s hands when he rasped, “Your Highness, have you had enough fun? Come home with me.”
This time, she didn’t run...
