I was feared.
Respected.
Worshiped.
But all of that changed when the impossible happened-I fell in love.
Only those feelings weren't reciprocated, because who could love a monster like me? My empire crumbled.
People died.
I went from being a victorious leader to lurking in the shadows, planning revenge on my half-brother who now reigns in my place.
An orphanage is where I find sanctuary, but when she walks into my world and evokes a yearning I thought long dead.