This novel is a story that starts off dark and has a serious ray of sunshine (or potential sunshine) beamed onto it very soon after it starts. A tragic but lovely person was being ab*sed by his own family. His family also uses him to do evil things which he does simply out of love and a need to protect those same horrible people. Soon after the story starts, the pitiful protagonist, who is also an assassin, is ironically, picked up (rescued) by his next target who is instantly taken with him from the start. His next target is the Crown Prince of the Empire the protagonist's family is at war with. They don't yet know or understand that this was much more than a chance encounter, it was a very deep-rooted fate.

The story is beautifully delivered for the first volume and a half (+). It seems both intriguing and like a beautiful love story sans the typical BL toxicity, and I loooved it! However, the story gets wonky at points. Don't misunderstand this story is worthwhile, but I don't suffer from new parent blindness (i.e. Thinking your kids are the most beautiful, cutest, smartest, etc.)

Also, this is a legit R-19, but there's no romantic smut until the second half of Vol 3, and only after the main story ends. I imagine that this sets some readers up for frustration, personally, I didn't care. There, my unbiased, biased review.