Chapter 16 – The Smile Behind the Throne

1 The Proposal That Shook Two Kingdoms 

2 The Ice Emperor’s Only Omega 

3 Chapter 3 – The Court Tests the Empress 

4 Chapter 4 – The Blade in the Moonlight 

5 Chapter 5 – When the Emperor Rides to War 

6 Chapter 6 – The Battle of the Second Ridge 

7 Chapter 7 – The First Heir 

8 Chapter 8 – The Silent Conspiracy 

9 Chapter 9 – The Message in Snow 

10 Chapter 10 – The Invisible Enemy 

11 Chapter 11 – The Heir’s Secret 

12 Chapter 12 – The Blood They Seek 

13 Chapter 13 – The Prince Who Refused a Crown 

14 Chapter 14 – The War That Wasn’t 

15 Chapter 15 – The Blade in the Shadows 

16 Chapter 16 – The Smile Behind the Throne 

17 Chapter 17 – The Hand That Dared 

18 Chapter 18 – The Night the Heir Disappeared 

19 Chapter 19 – When Ice Decides to Move 

20 Chapter 20 – The Silent Countermove 

21 Chapter 21 – The Legacy of Ice and Silk 

22 Chapter 22 – The Spring of the Next Era 

23 Chapter 23 – The Only Constant 

24 Chapter 24 – The First Choice of the Next Generation 

25 Chapter 25 – The Last Lantern 

26 Chapter 26 – When Ice Finally Rests 

27 Chapter 26 – The Quiet Transfer 