☾Book I of the Lady of Dai☽ Years have passed since the Mad Emperor was deposed and peace has spread throughout Ordan, or so the people say. As the Fifth Dai Emperor ages and the end of his reign become inevitable, thoughts turn to the future and towards the vacant Crown Prince position, yet to be filled. The Imperial Sons bare their fangs and sharpen their swords for a brutal fight for supremacy. The last man standing must have more than intelligence or wealth--he must be willing to crush all opposition in his way. Mei, a foundling taken in by a ducal household is at the very fringe of the keen observers of these fights. Her duties and her concerns have little to do with the inevitable battle. That is until her life is upended and she is forced into the Imperial Court in order to preserve her own wellbeing. Although her resolve is to keep her head down and live a simple life, the events around her make this impossible-she must not only live, she must survive, by choosing to ally herself with an unlikely individual-the Emperor's scandalous 8th son, the Prince Shen Jao. Intrigue, glamour, magic and mystery lurk the corridors of the Imperial Court, where trust is gold, wealth is king and blood flows like wine-but love and passion may be in the cards for the dissolute prince and the foundling with the scarlet eyes.

To the country she was born to, she is Princess Le-anne, bastard child of the king. To the empire she is sold to, she is Lady Wei Li Lian... the traitorous spy. But who is she really? A beauty within her own right, all she ever wanted was a peaceful, ordinary life, maybe exploring and traveling the different lands while she was at it. But when she accidentally caught the eagle eye of her estranged royal father, he saw the potential in her and quickly made plans of his own for her. She was given a single mission: seduce the emperor of the enemy nation of Nevoria and become his empress for the betterment of her own country. Simple, right? She only had to train and excel at everything since an early age. Then once reaching the proper age, make her way through Nevorian court, all the while dodging the vipers of the harem, sending secret missives to her nation, scheming her way to the throne, etc. It was as easy as that. But why didn't anyone warn her how difficult it would be to deal with the enigmatic emperor? They can't go a single day without one triumphing over the other in every sense. All that she had prepared and trained for flew out of the window whenever she stared into those pair of flirtatious, amused eyes that masked the cold, sinister intention behind them. Was it too late to back out now? _____________________________ Cover By Ei_Daisuki

* THIS IS A COPYRIGHTED STORY OF MINE, MIDNIGHT_LILAC, PUBLISHED ON WATTPAD. IF YOU FIND IT ON ANY OTHER WEBSITE, IT HAS BEEN COPIED/REPUBLISHED WITHOUT MY CONSENT AND YOU ARE LIKELY AT A RISK OF A MALWARE ATTACK. IF YOU WISH TO READ THIS STORY IN ITS ORIGINAL, SAFE FORM, PLEASE GO TO WATTPAD * Takara Harumi is innocent, bright and cheerful - a young girl bustling with life and energy and loved by all. She's as normal as any other girl her age, but perhaps only on the outside because she hides a secret that most normal people would find freakish. On a very ordinary evening, she and her grandfather are thrown into a world much different from their own with people having different powers and living in the midst of violent chaos. Hesitant at first but in dire need of earning their bread and butter, they jump into the business they have always done which, unexpectedly, gets them tangled with the world's most feared group of S-Rank Criminal Nins - the Akatsuki. But having gained acceptance of her powers, even if it is from a group of S-Rank Nins, Harumi is happy and finally proud of who she truly is. But everything changes when she crosses paths the most powerful and feared Uchiha to have ever existed in all of history who seems to have more plans than just using Harumi's special power. ~~~~~~~~~~ Naruto and all its franchise (C) Masahi Kishimoto OC and creative plot (C) Midnight_Lilac

Twenty-six-year-old Kasiemobi Ejindu knows something sinister has been moving on with her for as long as she could recall even though she's oblivious of its true threats but a shocking revelation regarding her ancestral background and her sudden encounter with a young Hispanic-American pastor might just be her first true direction to finding salvation and love. * * * It's Christmas holiday, a time of joy, relaxation, thanksgiving and being with family but not for Kasiemobi, well, at least not this year. Twenty-six-year-old Kasiemobi Ejindu is conscious of the fact that something sinister has entwined with her life for as long as she could recall, and even though she is oblivious of the true threat it poses, she has learned to live with it. That is until a week before Christmas when her fiancée abruptly breaks off their engagement and she eventually travels to her hometown alone on major account of her young cousin's wedding. There, she meets Cergio Suarez, a young Hispanic-American pastor whose company she eventually grows fond of but their relationship-and ultimately her life is threatened by forces beyond her control and if she doesn't give into its demand, she stands a chance of losing her entire family and what they stand for. 2021 ©️