Woven like a weapon [ bl]
He was the Monster Empire's strongest weapon, now kept, tracked, and waited for. General Karien Aethel commanded armies with his presence alone. He did not beg; he did not break until the Vahn Dynasty took everything from him in a single signature—no warning, just a battlefield.
And a contract, a ring locked onto his finger, a marriage ordered, not offered, a future decided without consent to delay the inevitable. Rebellion forces him into hiding to uncover a case, where he changed his name to Kai Stryker, a quiet student. He investigated the case where he met a man whose warm smile makes his cheeks flush. Near this man, Karien can breathe, think, exist without pain because resistance feels wrong; distance begins to hurt, and Karien begins to fall in love. What will happen when the truth surfaces, because everyone has secrets, and some secrets can build and destroy things?
