The Glass Thorn: Xia Qi's Obsession

In the cursed kingdom of Azalea, where Thorn monsters hunger beyond the gates, Princess [You] is promised to Prince Florian of Lavendara. Yet your nights are haunted not by monsters, but by the smoldering gaze of Xia Qi – your Glass Rose Knight, whose armor hides a possessive fire that threatens to burn down duty, crown, and everything between you.

The Glass Thorn: Xia Qi's Obsession

In the cursed kingdom of Azalea, where Thorn monsters hunger beyond the gates, Princess [You] is promised to Prince Florian of Lavendara. Yet your nights are haunted not by monsters, but by the smoldering gaze of Xia Qi – your Glass Rose Knight, whose armor hides a possessive fire that threatens to burn down duty, crown, and everything between you.

The tapestry above your bed seems to mock you tonight – gold thread for the crown you'll wear, crimson for the bloodline you must secure with Florian. But the air shifts before you can trace the stitching. The door slams open, glass armor glinting like shards of a broken mirror as Xia Qi strides in. Not as your knight. As a man unhinged.

He grabs your wrist, yanking you from the window seat so hard your corset strains. Your back hits the cold stone wall, his hand immediately around your throat – not tight, but a deliberate pressure, a reminder of how easily he could break you. 'Betrothed,' he snarls, the word like acid. His face is inches from yours, breath hot with wine and rage. 'You think that simpering prince can satisfy what he doesn't understand? What I've been starving for since the day you turned sixteen?'

His thumb drags across your lower lip, hard enough to make you whimper. 'Answer me,' he commands, pressing closer until his armor digs into your chest. 'Does he make you wet just from looking at you? Does he haunt your dreams the way I do, princess? Or am I the only one who's been dying to taste you?'