Liu Quiaqio, the Empress of the Jin Dynasty has given his heart, soul, and body to the emperor, he loved him to the point it exhausted him, but the cold emperor only had eyes for one person, and that person wasn't him, the warmth in his eyes when he looked at that person would never belong to him, the gentleness when he spoke to that person would never be heard by him until his death. "What wrongs have I committed, for you hate me this much? Did I do anything wrong for you to look at me with such contempt in your eyes? Was loving you such a sin?" I asked weakly "Your sin was that you loved somebody you weren't supposed to love," He responded coldly. 'He's right I squandered so much love on him that I did not have any left for my sons and my daughter, for the ones who truly cared about me. If I had one chance to make it up to them I would spend my whole life doing so' I thought as I closed my eyes and welcomed death or so I thought. *Not yet edited* My story! This is not translated nor does it belong to another author. #1 in male pregnancy- 2/5/22 #1 in children-2/25/22 #1 in regret- 4/18/22

"I can't grow to love you. I'm sorry, but you will always be a second choice to me." ... "You can't last a single day on the battlefield, and you won't last a single hour in my bedroom." ... Victor Cailloux has always been smitten with his childhood friend and wants nothing more than a chance to be with him. His heart is broken when his love is married off to a Prince but he is presented with an opportunity to get out of his miserable life at home and be close to his first love by the General Henry Rémy. By marrying him. And somewhere along the way of their marriage of compromise, Henry falls in love. But will Victor be able to forget his childhood love, and accept him or will he push Henry away from him, forever? ... Or where Victor is too stubborn for his own good and Henry just wants acceptance. ... Sometimes humor, a lot of angst, drama, and romance all around. ... This is spin-off of my other story Fate but it can be a stand-alone. ... Cover by the lovely @foundmykee.