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?

Xiao Yu's heart pounded as he rushed through the halls, his mind racing. He needed to find Nori—immediately.


He stormed toward the general's quarters, nearly knocking over a servant in his haste. Grabbing the man by the arm, he steadied him and asked, "Where is Master Nori?"


The servant, startled by the urgency in his voice, quickly bowed. "Master Nori left early this morning, sir."


Xiao Yu's brow furrowed. "Left? Where?"


"With the general. They went hunting with the prince regent and the Emperor."


His grip on the servant tightened. "Did they say where?"


"The southern forests near the river, sir. The prince regent suggested it."


Xiao Yu's heart slammed against his ribs.


He let go of the servant and bolted for the stables.


Xiao Yu rode hard and fast, pushing his horse to its limits. The dense forest blurred past him, his mind fixated on one thing—getting to Nori before it was too late.


Chapter 34 - chapter 34 you still treat me as property