บท 153: "Then this will be our empire, Princess!"

The familiar scent of oak and magic filled the air as Seraphina made her way through the sprawling corridors of Obsidian Tech's grand office building.

Her heart raced as she drew closer to the one door that held all her answers—Pyris Obsidian's private office.

It had been some time since that fateful night, a night that had started as a trap, meant to ensnare Pyris into her family's grand design.

Her father, the Emperor, had set the honey trap, thinking he could secure the Obsidian family by playing into Pyris's lust as a dragon. But what had started as a calculated scheme quickly shifted into something far more profound. Pyris, with his cunning mind and devastating charm, had not only outmaneuvered her father's plans but had captured Seraphina's heart in the process.

As she reached the door, Seraphina's thoughts ran wild. 'Is it that he's simply too busy running his empire, or...is he waiting for me to submit to him completely?'