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The Imperial Harem was never meant to be a battlefield.
It was meant to be a place of beauty, of refinement—where favored consorts whispered sweet nothings in the ears of emperors, where alliances were made with a single bow, where love, if it ever existed, was secondary to power.
Park Sunghoon knew this well.
He entered the Imperial Palace as a pawn, a mere consort among dozens, sent to secure his family’s future. He had no intentions of rising, no desire to be caught in the ruthless games of the imperial court. Survival was his only goal.
But survival is a delicate thing in the halls of power, and Sunghoon learns quickly—favor is a double-edged sword, and the higher one climbs, the deadlier the fall.
When the young Emperor, Ni-ki, chooses him above all others, the empire watches with bated breath. And as whispers of war stir beyond the palace walls, as the harem sharpens its claws, as unseen forces move in the shadows—Sunghoon realizes too late:
He was never just a pawn.
He was the prize.
And if he is to keep his place beneath the golden throne, he will have to fight for it.
Even if it means losing himself in the process.
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19 Mar 2025