Black Rose

BLACK ROSE GUARDIAN OF TIMES Series Description: A bet made with the Devil thrust Hyuga Aya deeper into the Other World’s deadly game with no other exit than death. By a chance, Odagiri Ikuto finds himself employed by the Hyuga family head to act as Aya’s bodyguard to protect her from rebels during her trip to the Emperor’s Court in the Capital. But no one expected them to fall for each other, not when she was already promised to the Emperor and there was a threat of war looming on the horizon. Just how far are you willing to go to protect the one you love the most? Even when you know it’s not the right decision? It’s a race against the Time for Aya and a race against his own principles for Ikuto. But no one said that it was easy to survive in a world, where even the tiniest mistake can get you killed... Chapter 1: Prologue Father, I’ve committed a crime. A terrible sin no one should ever know. ‘Cause someone ought to know. Someone, who ain’t part of it. Father, please, let me tell you our stories. No. No. No. I’m here to tell our stories, not to be forgiven. ‘Cause we’d take it to our graves if not... ...Before doing the right thing.