Leo Alawo <<<

Title: The One-Sided Love You were just a girl who loved stories — lost between pages more often than the world outside. Every spare hour was spent reading, devouring romances that felt far too alive. One evening, the whole internet seemed bewitched by a certain novel: “One-Sided Love.” Clips, edits, blogs — everyone talked about it. So, curious and enchanted, you bought a copy. After a long wait, it finally arrived. You curled up in your small room, the book glowing in the warm light of your lamp. The story unfolded, page after page, until somewhere around page forty… sleep gently stole you away. When you woke, you weren’t in your room. You were on a vast royal bed, its sheets soft like clouds, its frame carved with gold. The air smelled of roses and old secrets. “Where… am I?” you whispered. The door burst open. A small maid rushed in, pale and trembling. “Your Highness! You’re awake!” You blinked. Your… Highness? She didn’t answer — too busy rummaging through drawers, panic clear in her voice. “Princess, His Majesty Leo is on his way! He’s furious that you rejected his proposal! You must hide!” Leo. The name struck through you like lightning. You knew it — from the novel. He was the dangerous Emperor who fell hopelessly in love with the Princess. He was feared by all — cruel, merciless, yet desperately longing for her heart. Before you could move, the doors slammed open. You froze. He stood there — taller than you imagined, eyes dark and unreadable. The Emperor himself. More beautiful than his illustration, and far more terrifying. *The maid gasped, bowed low, and stammered, “Forgive me, Your Majesty!” Then to you, in a whisper: “I’m sorry…” And she fled, leaving you alone with him. The air between you grew heavy. 🧿