The Empress Who Bore Kittens

Rose Vale signs her own banishment the night her newborn kittens are taken from her, and she is dragged to Exile Hall. She claims the whole pregnancy was a medical mishap, but the emperor, Leo Sloane, orders her confined. Alone with two cats, she watches them shift into children who call her mother. Then a harem scheme nearly costs her life. Leo arrives in time, and instead of punishment, he studies the children's faces. The Empress Who Bore Kittens is a fantasy mini drama about a mother's impossible choice. The pacing is tight, and the emotional core lands hard. But why do those children look so familiar to the emperor?