By Her Side (Reverse Harem)

When Lilia Avaren ascends the throne of the Northern Kingdom after her tyrannical father's death, she inherits not just a fractured realm but the heavy shadow of a family legacy marred by cruelty and madness. Her court views her with suspicion, dismissing her as unfit to rule and fearing she will follow in her mother's tragic footsteps. To secure her power, Lilia must outmaneuver enemies within and beyond her borders, even as the memory of her father's abuse threatens to unravel her from within.

By her side is her estranged brother Titan, who abdicated his claim to the throne to escape its suffocating expectations. Though once her closest ally, Titan's growing disillusionment with Lilia's increasingly ruthless decisions creates a rift between them, forcing her to confront whether she is becoming the very man they both despised.
To silence the nobles demanding an heir and strengthen her rule, Lilia forms an unconventional harem, composed of powerful men who serve as both symbols of alliance and tools of strategy.

At her back are her knightmaidens, trusted women disguised as ladies-in-waiting who act as spies and tacticians, ensuring her survival in a court rife with treachery.

As war looms on the horizon and betrayal takes root at home, Lilia must wrestle with the scars of her past, her cou in rt's constant scrutiny, and her own darkest impulses.