Prolonged

During the 18th century, The Valentino Empire was the only time-honored country in the world; boasting almost over one thousand years of history.

The empire, which had been rising and falling under the rule of several emperors, was raising more under the good governance of the 34th emperor, Cathain De Valerian Valentino and his empress, Eleanora Cathain Valentino.

The empress was born into Dalton duchy, one of the founding father of the empire.

The jewel blue eyed girl with the silvery hair was chosen as the crown prince's future wife as soon as she was born because of a prophecy.

And there were no other girls who can compare in status, honor, intelligence and beauty with her.

By the time she took her first steps, she began to be disciplined as the next empress.

Shortly after the crown prince turned 22, His father, Emperor Valerian who was in poor health after crown prince's mother Empress Catharina died while giving birth to the prince, also died.

The crown prince becomes the new sun of the empire along with the 18 year old crown princess as the new moon of the empire.

Although the nobles vowed their loyalty to the new sun and moon of the empire, but in reality they was just waiting for them to make a mistake and take the chance to covet the throne.

Both of them were young, so everyone thought they would fall very soon.

But what they didn't know was both of them were trained very strictly to become the future leader that anyone had yet to receive.

One had fire magic, as furious as the burning sun with red eyes and pitch black hair.

Where, the other one was completely opposite.

She had Ice magic, as cold as the winter night with blue eyes and shiny silver hair.

Maybe that's why, Eleanora, who was surrounded with darkness found ray of warm light into Cathain.

She found a hope and will to live because of him, because it was only him who hated her openly but always beside her at the lowest moment of her life.

She went to the battlefield as he wanted, bought down enemies and every kingdom or empire he desired, only for bit affection from him.

But shortly after they married, she found out about the hidden mistress of the palace.

Watch the emperor, who was always cold to her, smiling at a mere palace maid, happily holding her hand, and receiving the affection that was supposed to be the empress.

The empress was disheartened but didn't wish to beg him to love her, she started to become colder.

She worked more hard and hard to get his love but her hope shattered into pieces when he declared that, he had gotten that girl pregnant, whose child will be the only heir of his.

Everyone cheered for the upcoming birth of their new heir where the empress kept her third pregnancy news hidden.

She preferred to die with her child then beg for mercy, using her child.

Her father, Duke Alexander Dalton, was so furious that he pointed his sword towards the emperor and got locked up for attempt murder of the emperor.

Taking the chance, she was eventually framed and executed by the same man she loved.

The ray of light in her life had pushed her into the darkness once again.

She thought she had to drown in the darkness all her life, but suddenly a warm hand pulled her up and bought her back to the light again.

She opened her eyes and found herself to be in the past, ten years earlier when she was only twelve.

Eleanora got another chance to save her from her tragic ending.

But something's were different from the past, very different that it made her scared of the upcoming unknown future.

Her father, who was always cold, turned gentle.

Her cousin, who wasn't supposed to be alive, was standing healthy in front of her.

A mysterious priestess who didn't appeared on her past life claimed to help her.

Discovering a whole new secret about the duke, who had always kept it a secret from the whole world.

Making new friends and enjoy the happiness she never experienced before as she vowed to change her fate.

But just like her, he changed too.

"Even if you hate me... You will always be mine in your every life, my empress!"

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A/N: This is my first book so it may not meet your expectations properly.

This is a tragic romance story, and many things here can't be explained with normal logic but by the prospective of the characters and their emotions.

The male lead is the emperor.

Also, the s*x scene in chapter 04; many will also complain about it.

It reveal a little about the past emperor, and to show how she finally started to understood that she can't be with him anymore.

I just can't make her sane at once like he impregnate another woman so I am going to ran away?

Then she would have run away long ago, not now.

That chapter was added for the emperor to slowly becoming sane, to reveal how her holy powers worked on him who was being controlled.

As this will make it easy to understand the story of what happened after her execution.

Even if she was obsessed, there is a limit to endurance; which she lost after that night.

So, please… Don't say it was just an s*x scene.

It was needed there.

I only added what's necessary, because I don't want to make this story uselessly long.

But please, don't jump to any conclusion or waste time by writing a bad review, without even knowing the full story.

You can drop it if you don't like it.

Not everyone's taste is the same, so I understand if you don't like this book or the story line.

And this book is currently under editing, I am fixing all the grammatical and spelling mistakes.

This book started officially from 23rd September 2022 & ended at 27th April 2023.