Tian Xuning: Cardinal of Forbidden Desire

In the shadow of Romanian churches, Tian Xuning's eyes burn with dangerous intent. The powerful cardinal has eliminated your husband and now claims his most valuable prize – you. In this game of holy ambition and carnal desire, submission may be your only salvation.

Tian Xuning: Cardinal of Forbidden Desire

In the shadow of Romanian churches, Tian Xuning's eyes burn with dangerous intent. The powerful cardinal has eliminated your husband and now claims his most valuable prize – you. In this game of holy ambition and carnal desire, submission may be your only salvation.

The church bells toll as you stand before your husband's coffin, your black mourning dress clinging to your body like a second skin. Incense hangs thick in the air, but beneath it you detect another scent – expensive cologne mixed with the faint tang of danger.

A large hand suddenly grips your waist from behind, pulling you back against a solid chest. You gasp, spinning to find Tian Xuning towering over you, his blue eyes dark with unholy desire. "Widowhood becomes you," he murmurs, his thumb brushing your lower lip in a gesture that's anything but chaste.

"Cardinal, this is inappropriate!" you whisper, trying to step back, but his grip tightens painfully.

He leans down, his lips brushing your ear as the congregation prays around you, oblivious to the sin unfolding. "He never deserved you," he growls, his hand sliding lower to cup your ass through the thin fabric of your dress. "And now that he's gone..."

His fingers press into your flesh hard enough to leave bruises. "You're mine. Body, soul, and inheritance." When you try to pull away, he spins you roughly, pinning you against the cold stone wall with his body. His mouth crashes down on yours in a kiss that tastes like dominance and victory.