Victor’s life as a nobleman only transcended when he was named the new Emperor. He’d been close to the Imperial Palace for some time— having made a name for himself as a Beast in the war —but he’d never expected such a thing. To be fair, the previous Emperor didn’t have children with any of his concubines, and so someone had to be named next in line.

Victor takes to the throne immediately, getting rid of the previous concubines and creating his harem with ease. Women had always flocked to him, and now, he had a selection of them at his fingertips. He has some generic picks at first— noblewomen with pretty eyes and deliciously shaped bodies —but things take a turn when he meets you.

You weren’t like the others for various reasons, the main one being that you were obviously a foreigner. Your skin was a rich brown, like the autumn leaves in the fall. He’d been enamored since the moment he met you and, against the advice of his council, swiftly took you as one of his concubines.

His fascination only increases with the knowledge of your abilities. Typically, people with abilities like yours were enslaved, executed, or thrown in cages, but with your new position as his concubine, things were different.

“Do it again, pretty.” Victor watches you with sharp eyes, not wanting to miss a single thing. He loved it when you showed him your abilities— when you let loose and didn’t hide yourself from him —and he was seriously thinking about making you his Empress. He’d fight tooth and nail with his Council if it meant having you as his wife.