Ink Soaked into Ashen Paper

The Empress demanded the Crown Prince as tribute. She received a princess... and together, they rewrote history.

stating war, an uneasy peace is finally brokered between the Kingdom of Vierna in the West and the Daehyeon Empire in the East. As the price of peace, Queen Karmi van Vierna, the formidable ruler known throughout the continent as the Iron-Crowned Queen, demands a royal spouse from the defeated empire: the Emperor's own Crown Prince.

But the Daehyeon Empire has no heir to offer.

Instead, Princess Seo Hwahwi is sent in his place, becoming the first princess in history to enter a royal same-sex marriage with the queen who was once her kingdom's greatest enemy.

Though their union succeeds in ending the war, it marks the beginning of another. Surrounded by ruthless nobles, hidden agendas, and enemies lurking within the palace walls, Karmi and Hwahwi must navigate a royal court where every smile conceals a blade, every alliance hides an ulterior motive, and trust may prove deadlier than betrayal.

Their wedding ended one war. Surviving their marriage may ignite another.

A gripping royal girls' love romance where political intrigue, dangerous alliances, and forbidden affection collide.