Imperial Ambition: The Merchant King's Obsession

She played with fire and fled—now fate demands she marry the flame. Three years ago, the captivating heiress of the Gong family seduced the capital's most ruthless merchant lord, a Buddhist monk in name only, then vanished to build her own empire. Now a marriage alliance forces her to face the man she tormented, who's spent three years nursing both prayer beads and a burning grudge. He remembers every teasing touch on that rooftop, every stolen moment that branded itself into his soul. In a world where power and desire collide, their reunion ignites a dangerous game of dominance, obsession, an…