What You Cannot Have

Blurb “You’re nothing but a courtesan, yet becoming one of My consorts is a blessing earned over three lifetimes.” “Niaoniao, look at me.” * * * Blurb from the Male Ghost’s Perspective Fortune had been against him, and today most of all. Huo Lin never imagined that he, an emperor, would spend a night of passion with a courtesan. Nor that he would lose his mind over a young eunuch. Most unexpected of all, the two turned out to be the same person. Still, perhaps that was for the best. Either way, she belonged to him. It was just that she looked at him with such loathing and disgust, as if she would rather never have met him. He couldn’t understand why, so he could only force her to stay by his side. Later, she disappeared, and everyone said she was dead. For three whole years, he wasted away until he was little more than skin and bones. The day he saw her again, he leaned close to her ear and murmured with a laugh: You’ll never escape me again. - Reader’s Guide: The leads are each other’s first and only. But this story includes: [Coercive pursuit] [Angst for the heroine, then the hero] [Groveling to win her back] [Old-school melodrama] [Faking one’s death] If any of these are dealbreakers for you, or you’re an overly possessive fan of either lead, please do not read. Do not read. Do not read. *Blurb screenshotted on 2024/5/22. Drafted in 2024/12. Theme: True love exists in this world