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Title: The General’s Forbidden Obsession

Overview:
In the heart of a war-torn Japan, where power is held by ruthless generals and noble bloodlines teeter on the edge of ruin, one sheltered aristocratic son makes a single, devastating mistake—he steps beyond the walls of his family’s protection.

Naïve, docile, and unaware of the world’s dangers, he longs for a taste of freedom, a single night beneath the city’s lantern-lit sky. But beauty like his is a curse, drawing hungry eyes and grasping hands. When a brothel lures him in with promises of wonder, he stumbles into the clutches of men who see him as nothing more than a delicate prize to be claimed.

Watching from the shadows is the nation’s most feared general—cold, ruthless, and entirely captivated. At first, he only observes, drawn in by the boy’s ethereal beauty and oblivious innocence. But when another man dares to touch what he has silently claimed, his restraint shatters.

With a single command, the general takes him. Not out of mercy, but out of possessive desire. He tells himself it’s only for a night, that he’ll let the boy go. But obsession, once ignited, is a fire that does not burn out.

As the aristocratic son’s family desperately searches for him, the general refuses to release his new obsession. And the boy, so naive to the world’s cruelty, doesn’t yet understand—he has just been caged by the most dangerous man in the empire.

Will love bloom from possession, or will he remain nothing more than a treasured captive?

The general’s obsession

The scent of dried herbs and incense filled the air, mingling with the faint mustiness of aged wooden shelves. Nori's fingers brushed over glass vials and parchment-wrapped roots as he searched for what he needed. The apothecary was dimly lit, but Nori had spent enough time in such places to know how to navigate them.

The old shopkeeper, a wiry man with ink-stained fingers, watched him with an appraising look. "You've been coming here often," he said. "More than most."

"I need something strong," Nori replied without looking up. "Something that can help a girl who's on the edge of life and death."

The shopkeeper scoffed. "If it's the plague you're treating, you're wasting your time."

Nori ignored him. He wasn't interested in empty words of hopelessness. His hands found a bundle of dried ginseng, but before he could take it, another hand reached for the same item. His gaze snapped up.

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