Beneath The Black Unbrella

She ran away from a crown. He became the crown to bring her back. After vanishing from the empire for two years, Selena Virelyn returns home for her graduation, thinking she has escaped her past. But the moment the white car stops in front of her school gate and he steps out—Kaelith, now the Emperor of the Crimson Throne—everything she buried comes rushing back. Kaelith Dravaryn, crowned Emperor at nineteen, was once her closest friend… and the one whose obsession shattered her world. Cold, powerful, and unreadable, he never let go of her memory—and now that she’s back in the capital, he has no intention of letting her leave again. As Selena struggles to hold on to her freedom, caught in the delicate games of noble courts, ancient bloodlines, and the haunting elegance of the Red Moon Ball, Kaelith watches—always near, always silent. And behind every soft glance and elegant word lies a storm he no longer cares to hide. In a world where dragons once ruled, power is everything, and love can become a cage.