You missed some points. Their world is different don't measure them in ours standards.
That said the ML constantly said he's going crazy & muddle headed by jealousy & uses lust to tie her down to himself but then he understands that his kind is only used as s*x sla*es so his going to get killed later if she becomes pregnant and/or shows a difference in her body.. (I don't remember the chapter but read about their changes in the body after getting addicted chapter again) which will leave Ragiha alone as a single mother or worst her offspring will be killed as well & she'll be alone already marked with his essence (or whatever that word was) & will not love anyone else. He came to his senses after that.
By that time Ragiha understood his love & tried to reverse their situation when he found out that she was already planning to take him with her to her bethroed country. She was already addicted from her childhood. Just not sexually. Not at all stockholm syndrome
Regarding roping her half brother into this is because king would have given his position to the crown Prince half brother if she was married off to another country for her biological status. She had a choice of to be a crown Princess or marriage of convenience. Since taking the lover to another country was impossible she chose to stay in as crown Princess but having more than one lover(concubine) is only allowed to the king so she strives to become the King itself. Yes just to have a lover on the side. Slay
It's absolutely amazing storyline.
This is fictional world so let's not put too much efforts on this . Even if it's unethical. Btw she still didn't cheat on him with her half brother so that's a good sign. I hope it stays that way
I read all the way until chap 37 and this is what I think…
1. So messed up that author could’ve built this up as a forbidden childhood bestie relationship /w hierarchical troubles but INSTEADDD decided to make the ml assault/rape (literally tried to knock her up) AND kidnap the fl for the next ~30ish chapters
2. Fl denies ml MULTIPLE times over 25 chaps but suddenly loves him?? Wasn’t even a slow burn Stockholm syndrome thing. This shouldn’t been labeled as psychological…
3. Fl finally escapes ml but only bc now the ml has a change of heart…after she professes her love… which he’s repeatedly asked for her…
4.Fl finally is home and she goes on this manipulative rampage with her family where she gets engaged to her (half)brother and keeps the ml on the down low so that she can be King and officially make the ml her lover so that they can have babies…
5. Literally the last breaking point. The (half)brother is understandably upset bc she’s acting like a whore and only wanted power bc of the ml…but it’s just so weird bc they’re SIBLINGS (I understand historical accuracy). I hate how they’re lowkey making me side /w the brother bc the ml and fl need to get a reality check. For her in the beginning to understand her role and standing in society, she’s throwing it all away for some d!ck (I KNOW ITS BECAUSE OF THE POWERS)
Overall: this could’ve been so heat and cool but the author just had to be a SA obsessed weirdo. Don’t think I’ll even try to pick this up again