DAWN OF THE ARCANA (Reimei no Arukana), by Rei Tomi. First published in 2003 and first published in North America in 2011.
PLOT:
Senan and Belquat are two halves of the same island that have been at war with one another for ages. The two sides hope to forge a peace accord (no matter how temporary) by uniting the handsome Prince Caesar of Belquat with the spirited, red-headed Princess Nakaba of Senan. From the moment the two are wed, Caesar makes it clear that Nakaba is his property to command and berate at his will. Nakaba does her best to hold her own against him, but when her loyal servant Loki turns upon the king of Belquat she finds herself having to make a deal with her unpleasant new husband.
