A princess of a fallen kingdom that had been annexed by the Empire.
And the Grand Duke appointed as its governor.
Their marriage was a political alliance.
It had been doomed from the very beginning.
She forced herself to fit into a life that never suited her, clinging to the husband she loved despite the wounds it brought her.
At last, she realized it was time to let go of that one-sided love.
Little did she know that a fierce beast was waiting for her.
***
The tears she had been holding back spilled down her cheeks.
Without even turning around, she knew exactly who had seized her wrist.
The man’s hand tightened around it like a spider’s web, gripping hard enough to hurt.
“Let me go.”
Even to her own ears, her voice trembled.
Despite everything, her heart pounded wildly, betraying the feelings she still held for her husband.
It was a painful soundβone she desperately wished he wouldn’t hear.
Suppressing it, Ertia turned to face the man who held her wrist.
Then she flinched.
His eyes burned with desire and dark, turbulent emotions.
“No,” he said. “You can’t leave.”
