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Qing Jiu had sworn his life to the shadows, to guard his master without question, without hesitation, and without desire. His blade was swift, his loyalty unwavering, and his heart kept tightly under lock.
But when danger strikes and assassins fall at their feet, the punishment for arriving late is nothing Qing Jiu could have prepared for.
“You failed to protect me,” Prince Shangguan Yunhan murmurs, cold eyes softening with something far more dangerous. “For that, you’ll pay me with a kiss.”
In the eyes of the world, Yunhan is ruthless, cunning, and a prince feared both in court and on the battlefield. Yet behind closed doors, his arrogance turns into shameless pursuit, cornering the one man he refuses to let escape.
Qing Jiu, caught between duty and the forbidden fire in his master’s gaze, struggles to maintain the line he swore never to cross. But each teasing command, each stolen touch, makes resistance crumble. And when the prince whispers, “I am here—so kiss me,” how long can devotion hide what the heart has already surrendered?
Outside, the palace is a nest of vipers—enemies lurking in the shadows, blades thirsty for bl00d, power waiting to be stolen. Inside, the prince’s guard is caught between loyalty and longing, fear and desire. To the world, they are master and servant. To each other, they are temptation and torment, passion and possession.
And every assassin who dares intrude? Dragged away, forgotten—while the prince continues his most dangerous game.
A devoted shadow guard. A merciless prince.
Two strong wills, bound by a love as fierce as it is forbidden.
In a world of betrayal and bl00d, their greatest risk is not the sword but surrendering to the fire between them.