Description

Esmeralda refuses her father's arranged marriage and asks Alphonse, a stranger she met at a ball, to be her boyfriend instead—hoping to seize control of her own future. She soon discovers that Alphonse is the Emperor's enforcer, tasked with handling illicit matters in the empire's shadowy underbelly. What began as manipulation on his part transforms into genuine feelings as he finds himself drawn to her. But as Esmeralda navigates both her relationship and her newfound independence, she becomes entangled in a dangerous conspiracy involving the mysterious Black German-Iris.