Kim Woo-jin, a recessive omega who lived his entire life in solitude without a shred of happiness, dies and is reincarnated as the Duke of the North in a tragic romance novel he once read.... more>>

Now, he is Lucas Rion—a character doomed to misfortune. Losing his parents at a young age, cursed with a failing body, and ultimately meeting a tragic end while his sister is taken by the empire. Determined not to follow the original storyline, Lucas does everything in his power to change his fate.

Then, one day, the empire’s first prince, Leon Theian, unexpectedly appears in the North.

“Lucaas!”

As it turns out, Leon is cursed to transform into a tiger. But strangely enough, when he stays close to Lucas, the curse weakens.

If Lucas can break the prince’s curse and raise him well, he might just shape him into a strong emperor and change the future.

With that goal in mind, he nurtures Leon into a capable ruler and sends him back to the empire.

However…

“I thought about it every night, Lucas—how much I wanted to hold you.”

A suffocating pheromone, thick with desire, coils around Lucas’s throat. His breath grows labored, resistance slipping away as his mind begins to blur.

The boy he once raised is now trying to claim him. <<less