God this story made me-
I don't know if anyone agrees with me but the moment I saw the MC and alpha friend duo I was like hmm
Daniel my glorious king who never was!!!!
I found his dynamic with rael to be far more important and interesting than whatever that emperor fuck had going on for him. I hated this because any time Daniel was mentioned I cried. This was recommended to me and I don't regret reading this but I do regret reading it. If you know what I mean.