Summary
The Price of Protection: A Dark Historical BL Romance
**Nox Rainerio** cast away the boy who loved him, **Halid**, to protect him. Years later, Halid returns as **Via**, scarred, powerful, and standing beside the new Emperor.
Via’s reward for delivering the Crown Prince’s head? **Nox Rainerio himself.**
“From today on, this is your duty.”
As Nox is pinned down, he realizes the boy he betrayed has grown into a man—a man now terribly aroused over his former protector, who has become his slave. The tension breaks as Via yanks his head back, whispering:
“What exactly isn’t right? This is why I brought you here.”