The Taking of a Bride [Coercive Possession]

After transmigrating, Song Xiangsi becomes the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites. Her mother is a noble princess, and her father is a high-ranking minister. She enjoys a wealthy and peaceful life, and even her future husband is an exceptional man.

Lu Li is a noble heir, handsome and talented, with the makings of a top scholar. He and Song Xiangsi grew up together and were betrothed as children. Their bond is unlike anything ordinary people share.

Lu Li is devoted to her and has even promised never to take a concubine after they marry. Song Xiangsi is very pleased with the match.

But just three months before the wedding, the Prince of Beiding, Lu Yun, is imprisoned for corruption and sentenced to death. His entire estate is confiscated. The emperor mercifully pardons his family, but Lu Li is reduced to the status of a criminal's son, and his former position is gone. Countless people come to mock him, but he pays them no mind.

What he never expected was that even Song Xiangsi would leave him.

On the day she learns their engagement is no longer valid, Lu Li waits outside the Minister's residence for three days and nights. Even as rain pours down, he refuses to leave. Yet Song Xiangsi won't even see him, and the affection they shared since childhood vanishes like smoke.

A month later, Song Xiangsi marries the third prince, Pei Qing, a gentle man who treats her well. The next day, Lu Li gives up the imperial examinations and heads to the border to enlist.

Song Xiangsi loves Lu Li, but she loves wealth and status more. Sixteen years of a life of luxury have long since blinded her, and she can't face hardship alongside Lu Li.

Three years later, rebels march north and the Pei kingdom falls. The third prince, Pei Qing, dies for his country. With the help of loyal soldiers, Song Xiangsi hurries out of the city to flee, only to run into Lu Li at the city gate.

Three years have passed, and the man is even more striking than before. Handsome and cold, he sits astride a tall horse, his expression as icy as frost. "Seize her."

After that, Song Xiangsi cries, kneels, and begs, but Lu Li is no longer the young man who once had eyes only for her.

With an iron hand, he puts her under relentless pressure. He must break her bones one by one to vent the hatred in his heart.

[PS: I've changed the blurb. The previous version covered 5,000 words of the story, and I felt it wasn't very smooth, so I've replaced it with this preview. If that bothers you, feel free to remove it from your library.]

Theme: Loving yourself is what matters most