Title: The General’s Forbidden Obsession

Overview:
In the heart of a war-torn Japan, where power is held by ruthless generals and noble bloodlines teeter on the edge of ruin, one sheltered aristocratic son makes a single, devastating mistake—he steps beyond the walls of his family’s protection.

Naïve, docile, and unaware of the world’s dangers, he longs for a taste of freedom, a single night beneath the city’s lantern-lit sky. But beauty like his is a curse, drawing hungry eyes and grasping hands. When a brothel lures him in with promises of wonder, he stumbles into the clutches of men who see him as nothing more than a delicate prize to be claimed.

Watching from the shadows is the nation’s most feared general—cold, ruthless, and entirely captivated. At first, he only observes, drawn in by the boy’s ethereal beauty and oblivious innocence. But when another man dares to touch what he has silently claimed, his restraint shatters.

With a single command, the general takes him. Not out of mercy, but out of possessive desire. He tells himself it’s only for a night, that he’ll let the boy go. But obsession, once ignited, is a fire that does not burn out.

As the aristocratic son’s family desperately searches for him, the general refuses to release his new obsession. And the boy, so naive to the world’s cruelty, doesn’t yet understand—he has just been caged by the most dangerous man in the empire.

Will love bloom from possession, or will he remain nothing more than a treasured captive?

The great hall of the Imperial Palace was lined with high-ranking ministers, scholars, and military officials, each standing in their designated places. Their silken robes rustled softly as they exchanged wary glances, their expressions tight with unease.


At the far end of the hall, standing before the golden throne, was General Ryosuke. His presence alone commanded the room, his broad frame adorned in black and crimson armor, his sword resting at his side. He said nothing, his cold gaze sweeping across the assembled officials.


The tension thickened. They feared him. And they had every reason to.


A moment later, the doors to the inner chamber slid open.


A procession of attendants entered first, their heads bowed low, their movements precise. And then, the Emperor appeared.


Chapter 23 - chapter 23 acting for my man