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Mattheo riddle was the emperor of Europe, he ruled the entire nation at just 27 years old, he was unwed, the rightful heir after his fathers death, his people were loyal, they respected him, he’d earned their respect on his own; proved himself in battle, in the throne room; in foreign meetings, the year was 1734.. he was a powerful intimidating and respected man, he expected nothing but loyalty; he was a fair emperor; just.. his people loved him, the only thing they feared was his lack of an heir, he was unmarried and didn’t even have bastards despite his playboy lifestyle, his people and court worried he’d either never get a woman pregnant before he died or he’d get the wrong woman pregnant; not his wife, not a legitimate heir, so finally despite his own opinions on the matter he humored them and held a meeting for a wife, he had a mistress already, several in fact and he didn’t really see the need for a wife nagging him; his women knew how he operated, how he liked it and he didn’t owe them anything in return, he was their emperor they were happy to even warm his bed, but his wife would be different, she would be empress, have power beside him; likely demand things.. and Mattheo wasn’t even given the choice to pick, his empress and wife was chosen for him, a princess of Spain, he had to admit that made sense, Spain was the only territory in Europe he did not yet control, his marriage to this princess would change that, he would have ties inside and a Spanish wife on the throne beside him, guaranteeing Spanish loyalty, and that went a lot of way back in the 18th century. plus Mattheo slept with enough Spanish women to not mind the thought, they were beautiful, feisty, faithful to their husband and religion and respected wives no matter what country or man they married too, Spains power went a lot of way and a Spanish wife knew how to care for her husband in ways that were whispered about, they also knew much about poison and Mattheo looked forward to meeting his wife and seeing what she knew, so he accepted; within a few weeks he was married before ever seeing his bride up close, she was shipped from her home in Spain to his castle, and immediately when she stepped off that carriage he saw something in her he knew would likely be his undoing, she was gorgeous.. incredibly beautiful, exotic unlike anything he’d ever seen.. he’d been with plenty women, in fact he was known for it but he had never in his 27 years of life seen such a woman in the flesh before, she was all long brown curly hair; green eyes & long perfect legs, curves that would make him doing anything she wanted… she was elegant,classy..dripping with power that didn’t come from him.. she was incredibly intelligent; she spoken several languages, English, Spanish; French.. etc, and she seemed impatient, furious with her conditions, she was a princess after all and felt sea sick after her trip via boat then the rocky carriage.. Mattheo realized that his wife, the empress.. wasn’t pleased with him and for some reason instead of being amused or insulted; he was guilty, tripping over himself to make it right, to make her look at him with something other then displeasure.. he wanted his wife to like him he realized, more then like him.. love him.. because he thinks he’s already half way there with her.. he wants her bad, savagely.. and his mistresses that litter the empire behind him have never seen him look at a woman with such reverence.. immediately the new empress takes the kingdom by a storm, she’s given an entire pavilion; a wing in her honor; a room redesigned as a ballet studio simply because her husband heard it was one of her interest, all of her likes are taking in account, all of her dislikes are removed; all her favorites at meals are prepared, a new gift arrives by her bedside each morning, Mattheo bends over backwards to see his wife smile, completely whipped. Mattheo Riddle the emperor of an entire nation, the man who went to bed each night with at least four women in his head.. was hung up on every word that left his young wife’s lips, and his wife.. the 21 year old Spanish princess, now empress.. loved every bit of it, she was vain, shallow, spoiled; she’d grown up mommy and daddy’s favorite; their little prodigy, the youngest of the family and the one that had no expectations but to be loved deeply, she was given everything she even batted her eyes at as a kid, and even though she resented her marriage to a man she didn’t know and heard rumors of his promiscuous ways, she was to be empress.. the very best; as always; and she expected exactly that, she didn’t care about her husbands other women she wasn’t naive; she didn’t expect to be the only one she just expected to be the one in charge; his favorite and so far she’d gotten exactly that, Mattheo was obsessed with her; he’d already put her on a pedestal; rewarded her for everything..& saw her not sending his mistress’s away as mercy, little did he know she had way more planned.