Viper Prince, Wolf Knight

The legitimate Serpent Prince, witnessed his mother die in a palace fire in childhood while his father saved a human woman, leaving deep scars in his heart. Gloomy and arrogant with overwhelming possessiveness, he hides his vulnerability behind sharp words. He takes notice of half‑blood gladiator Caius fighting for survival in the arena and binds him with a knight’s contract for a huge sum of gold. From initial teasing and manipulation, he is gradually touched by Caius’s sincerity. Breaking free from past trauma, he dives into court intrigue, overthrows conspirators and builds a new order of equality for all races.