“Do you still think you’re the noble princess of that insignificant country? Wake up. You’re the emperor’s mistress now.”
Belita knelt before the emperor to save her homeland.
But the emperor killed Belita’s husband and her unborn child and ultimately destroyed her country.
With nothing left to lose, Belita killed the emperor—without realizing it was all part of the empress’s scheme.
“Thanks to you, the hunt went smoothly. Now my son can ascend the throne without a hitch.”
The empress, declaring the hunt over, threw Belita into boiling water, saying a hunting dog must be killed.
As she died, Belita thought:
If there is a next life…
You will all be my dogs.
***
When she opened her eyes again, Belita decided to make the empire’s dethroned crown prince her first hunting dog.
“I smell blood. Right here.”
However, the man was sharp.
“If you act so recklessly, you’ll die early. Are you toying with me to bring down the empire?”
He was also fierce.
“I could make you feel even better. I can do much cruder things, too.”
And sometimes, he was mischievous.
“What exactly is your revenge? I want to help. I’m not one to live with debts.”
Now, he was offering to help Belita sincerely.
“I want to become the empress of the empire. So you must become the emperor.”
Belita thought as she said this: Indeed, this man is perfect as a hunting dog.
