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Clyde - Clyde is the Emperor, and Edith works for him as his personal secretary. When Edith was kidnapped, he went in search of her and fought the nobles for their rebellion. He married Edith and elevated her to the position of Empress. He had some romantic scenes with her by teaching her ballroom dancing, etiquette, and archery.
My take on Clyde:
Clyde can overwork Edith and forcefully awaken her Omega side by forcing her to stay in the same room. I don't think he's that smart or capable because Edith has to deceive his enemies in order for him to win an archery competition, and he relies on her far too much to run a country. Hello, she's only about 20 years old! He don't deserve Edith. I believe he marry Edith because she is capable of doing the hard work of the Empress and it is difficult to find a female Omega who is both beautiful and intelligent.
Adrian - Adrian is Edith's classmate, and as an Omega, he pretended to be Clyde's lover. He is a very attractive and well-liked noble among the aristocracy.
My take on Adrian:
Adrian, on the other hand, strikes me as being far too submissive for a male Omega. When he felt Clyde "Alpha" scent is overpowering him, he began to withdraw his confession to Edith when he had numerous opportunities. What does it matter if Clyde is the Emperor? He also comes from a noble family, but he is paralysed by fear. He would be better off as an extra than as a second male lead. Edith mentioned she will be overburdened by his fame but I am burdened by his cowardice and lack of courage as a male.
Peyton - Peyton is a wealthy Duke who is an Alpha, and he met Edith to discuss marriage. In Chapter 23, Edith is deeply seduced by him, but she gives him many minus points after discovering his plot to harm Clyde by humiliating him with an archery competition in front of the nobles. He kidnapped Edith to undermine Clyde's confidence as emperor, and he desired to marry Edith because of her desirable qualities as a beautiful female with Omega and dukedom. He instigated a rebellion against Clyde by establishing a new kingdom under the control of a puppet emperor.
My take on Peyton:
I believe the author went too far in portraying him as a one sided villain but he is quite smart and intelligent. Peyton is a likeable antogonist with the potential to become a yandere villain, and he is extremely seductive with his own charm. In fact, he is more than capable of revolting against the emperor. I believe the author pushed the novel's direction in the middle by making him sound obsessed with running his factory in a small piece of land order to marry Edith. He can, however, start a rebellion against Clyde by seizing another land (I assume it is as large as Monaco) from another noble and installing a puppet emperor to spearhead the rebellion against Clyde. I was quite confused because Peyton don't even need Edith's land for marriage and it was written into the plot for no reason during the marriage negotiation. I have high hopes for smut and seduction scene when Peyton had asked his underling to kidnap Edith in order for her to marry him at this point and she is trapped in a luxurious mansion with plenty of freedom. Interestingly, he barely has time to seduce her and he did not even travel to meet her. I miss the sexy and romantic Peyton from Chapter 23, but he has mysteriously vanished in the novel as time goes by. If I can rewrite the novel, I'd like to write smut and seduction scenes in the new continent for Edith and Peyton. Again, there are far too many missed opportunities where he can win her heart and I blame the author for not giving him a chance. Yes, he is slightly narcissistic but Clyde is also repressive and he is not that great either. I also would have love to have Edith compete with Peyton on an intellectual level too for different business ventures if they ever gotten married.
Peyton is an intriguing villain with the potential to become a second ML to compete with the Emperor, but I find it odd that the novel switches directions in the middle. Peyton met her a few times in less than 5 to 10 minutes, but he asked his underling to kidnap her and take her to a new continent to marry her while he plotted to overthrow the kingdom.
Because this novel contains tension and seduction in the earlier chapters, I was hoping that Peyton would be in the new continent to seduce Edith with some smut scenes now that he has discovered her identity as Omega. No, it did not occur. I have to read over 20 chapters in which Edith plots a s*ave rebellion in order to flee the island and return to the Emperor. I don't understand how ML can't find Edith because he is the Emperor, while Edith must lead a rebellion to return to him. Peyton is currently focused on establishing another small kingdom in order to engage in a war. With s*ave rebellion, I felt like I was being taught American history as it suddenly sound like a textbook narrative with some "Outlander" tv series plot.
Overall, I believe the author has the potential to develop the novel in such a way that Peyton can compete with Clyde for Edith's affection. However, the author must have run out of ideas in the middle and decided to end with Clyde as the happy ending. This novel is a "potential romance with a clever villain but many missed opportunities" to be fantastic.[collapse]
