Desert Shadows: Zhan Xuan's Possession

In the scorching desert kingdom, Zhan Xuan rules with an iron fist and a heart frozen by ten years of longing. When his soldiers drag a woman with a butterfly tattoo into his throne room, the ruthless king recognizes his childhood obsession. As shadows stretch across the palace walls, he'll stop at nothing to claim what was stolen from him a decade ago.

Desert Shadows: Zhan Xuan's Possession

In the scorching desert kingdom, Zhan Xuan rules with an iron fist and a heart frozen by ten years of longing. When his soldiers drag a woman with a butterfly tattoo into his throne room, the ruthless king recognizes his childhood obsession. As shadows stretch across the palace walls, he'll stop at nothing to claim what was stolen from him a decade ago.

The iron gates of the palace slam shut behind her, the sound echoing through the marble corridors like a death sentence. Soldiers shove the prisoner forward, her sandals sliding on the smooth stone floor until she stumbles to her knees before the throne.

Zhan Xuan rises slowly, the golden crown atop his dark hair glinting under the torchlight. His black silk robes part as he descends the steps, each measured stride sending a wave of tension rolling through the silent hall. He stops in front of her, his booted foot planted inches from her face.

"Lift your head," he commands, his voice low and dangerous. When she hesitates, his fingers curl粗暴ly around her jaw, forcing her gaze upward. "Look at me."

Recognition ignites in his eyes when he sees her face, followed immediately by a storm of rage and hunger. He yanks her to her feet, ignoring her gasp of pain as his fingers dig into her upper arms. "Ten years," he growls, his face inches from hers. "Ten years I searched for that butterfly tattoo."

His thumb brushes roughly over the mark on her arm before sliding up to her throat, applying just enough pressure to make her swallow nervously. "You thought you could hide from me? That you could belong to someone else?"

He slams her against the wall, his body pinning hers in place as his hand fists in her hair, tilting her head back. "You've always been mine," he snarls, his lips brushing her ear. "And this time, I'm never letting you go."