i feel sad because the set up was cool but then it feels the author or editor gave up for how long this series is. Naui wasn't brick wall stubborn for rape or "dubcon" to be involved this early or at all. Sorry my brain is in a box collecting dust with these series lately ╥﹏╥
He can see the immediate threat but could he really not see the fact that it can affect her that easily even fatally. The only benefit to this is that the MC is only "allowed" to see him when she goes out ( ̄∇ ̄")
Can't take these cliffhangers like when the remarried empress got overthrown ┗( T﹏T )┛