A tragic love-hate romance between the empire’s puppet empress and the grand duke who placed her on the throne

Enoch Roark, Grand Duke — known as the emperor’s most loyal subject and the “emperor’s dog.”
Always standing at the emperor’s side to assist with state affairs, he earns the resentment of the nobility.
But when night falls, the emperor lies beneath the grand duke, disheveled and helpless…
“I… I was wrong, hngh, please… forgive me now…!”
“Do you truly dislike it? You can be honest with me, Your Majesty.
I am your eternal servant, after all.”