The Villainous Emperor and the Beloved Family Plan

Natalia Soares’s peaceful life growing crops in Flourish ends when she is chosen as a fiancée candidate for Lurof Vandiego, the feared emperor of the Beauvoir Empire. Known for building his empire in a generation and carrying out brutal purges, Lurof is rumored to have “black blood” in his veins. At the imperial capital, Natalia is greeted with a knife by Livio, his guarded eldest son; his younger brother is Reindert. As Natalia tries to grow closer to the two boys, Lurof secretly hurries their engagement along. Natalia also has a special power vital to the empire’s prosperity. Becoming the emperor’s consort will not by itself make them a family, so she sets out to become a mother to his children and soften the cold emperor’s heart.