Chapter 1

Antarina Lanchester. The most beautiful red rose of the Sagarius empire. Sometimes the beauty of the rose enchants people so much that they overlook the thorns, hurting themselves. And that's precisely who Antarina Lanchester was, magnificent but you never know what will happen if you get too close. poisonous but beautiful, elegant, noxious, and distinctive. Maybe words will fall short to describe the passion and rage she had inside. But, there was never a denial that she was one of a kind.

The Sagarius empire is one of the richest and most beautiful empires known for its mercenary and business abilities. And the most important of them was the noble families. Unlike other empires, every noble family in the empire had its own honor and specialty. Either they had their hands in the business and mercenaries or they had their own territories to manage and supply goods. And among all the noble families in the country, there was the Lanchester's. The one and only dukedom on the continent. The family after the royalty. The Lanchester family not were only the biggest mercenaries but also had the biggest part of the territory to manage on their own. The only noble family that had the audacity to speak with the royalty without bowing their head.

The Lanchester family's importance was known very well to the royalty and the empire. The knights of the Lanchester dukedom were called Blue Moon. The head of the family was Laurent Lanchester, with the best swordsmanship skills, business capabilities, and stunning looks he was well known all over the empire. It is said that as long as he was the head of Lanchester, nobody dared to look at that continent or try to be their enemy. Because Laurent Lanchester would not think twice before killing people who even thought of touching something that was his. He was cold and ruthless, kind and righteous, the man of his words, and the most popular among ladies at his age. There wasn't a single reason to not be attracted to him. From a young age, he was the only heir to the Lanchester dukedom. His capabilities were always overqualified for the position and his looks made people especially ladies go crazy. He was cold and devious. His eyes and facial expressions never showed anything which made it impossible to know what he was thinking. Even to this day a great number of ladies are aiming for the duchess position and be Lauren Lanchester's wife. Because the dukedom doesn't have a duchess. Not anymore.

Even though the dukedom had a lot of importance throughout the empire, there was envy and hatred present. And the most envied person was the master of the house himself. People were always greedy for power no matter what ara it was. And especially the dukedom was targeted and many assassination attempts and accident conspiracies were frequently taken place. To protect the innocence of the Lanchester territory, only the master of the house and the knights knew about these conspiracies. The Blue Moon knights were like the master's shadow. They were righteous knights in the day and trained guards that could handle any assassination with skills at night. People in the politics that wanted to harm the duke knew very well about the power of Bule Moon knights. And the knight's biggest specialty was their loyalty to the duke. They wouldn't think twice about giving their life if the duke ordered them to. The Lanchester estate continued to live happily with its people and the duke handled everything in the shadows to keep his territory safe.

Lanchester estate and Lanchester mansion both were elegant and absolute beauty. All the people including the maid and the butlers were loyal to the master of the family. As well as the Blue Moon knights. Maybe the only thing that mansion didn't have was warmth. but there was no rule for warmth for generations. Lanchester's history only produced perfect heirs that were capable of handling the estate. But in the current mansion, the servants were kind enough with their hospitality. And in this mansion lived the one and only heir to the Lanchester family. Antarina Lanchester.