"How did she escape? With difficulty. How did she plan this moment? With pleasure." Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo.   Sehun stared at the wall in front of him, his arms crossed over his chest, he seemed to be thinking deeply. "What's wrong with you son? You seem lost," came Oh Beomsoo's voice from the far end of the table, where h

Set in the same universe that Consorts in the Palace, this story follows the imprisonment of the infamous Dragon of the Valley, Consort Dowager Kwon Jiyong, as he starts to secretly develop a new plot in the heart of the East Empire's Palace. A plot that Princes Jongin and Sehun have to discover and prevent before it is too late.  This story also reveals the origin and development of The Dragon's long-time affair with his Royal Guard, Captain Choi Seunhyung, and how they felt in love

Lalisa Manoban. Top idol in a fragmented country. A living legend in her hometown. The face of hope after the 2014 coup by the military junta. Humble. Dedicated. There was nothing that could take her down, or rather, her image. How did she manage to become a international fugitive with one decision?  "It made me concerned that people were suddenly proclaiming me a hero. That only meant that they were willing to let me die."

Jandi always knew her family was hiding something. What she didn’t know? That she had been signed away as a wife to rising politician Do Kyungsoo the day she was born. A simple farm girl thrown into a city teeming with lies, Jandi quickly realizes that to the men around her, she is nothing but an accessory, like the wild wolves they muzzle and keep as pets. Now the only reasons she stays alive are her enigmatic husband, who seems to harbor more secrets than the city

Joohyun of House Lannister, the current Hand of the King and the infamous Bloody Lionness, has quite the reputation for two things. First, for her uncontested beauty. Second, for her absolute ruthlessness in protecting House Lannister’s golden glory.  ...

for the greatest dynasty to rise, all others must fall. 

Seohyun (21) was a normal South Korean girl living her life happily. Joohyuk (32) is an assemblymen, a candidate to be the youngest prime minister on his country. They fell in love, a forbidden one because falling in love with 11 years age gap is unacceptable in their culture. What worse is, to fall in love with a North Korean or having a relation with them is prohibited.