"I should have killed you."... more>>

Duchess Cardius has died. The cause of death was poisoning.
It was a death that did not suit her epithet as a witch of poison.

At her funeral,
Her husband, Lahart, recited his marriage vows without blinking an eye.
In fact, he had not said a word at their wedding.

"I will not allow even death to break our vows and take you away from me."

The name he loved most in the world, is now a name more cursed than anyone else's.

"Irelaide."

Lahart couldn't even imagine it.
His own wife, who was laid in the coffin by his own hands,
Was watching him from among the mourners.

"...You killed our child."
"Irene, that's what you said back then."
"I lied to you. Just like what you did."

Irene wiped the blood flowing from her child's lips with a handkerchief.
Lahart felt that something was wrong as he looked at her trembling hand and lips.

"...It's your child."

Irene hugged the limp Rian and sobbed out a voice mixed with tears.

"Rian is your child. You killed our child. Twice." <<less

“I’ll pay a high price,” said Seokju, the boss of the Taeho faction, to the crippled servant Ajin, marking the beginning of their relationship born out of a misunderstanding one night. “Like you have a leg disease. I have insomnia. Shall we help each other as patients?”... more>>

Using Seokju’s insomnia as an excuse, Ajin fell asleep in his embrace, becoming accustomed to his body temperature. “I want to work at your place until I die.” “Then just stay here. Here, in my room, sit on my knees. Let me bring the world to this room. But doubts keep sprouting, despite sealing the cracks of happiness.”

“Ajin, you can’t leave this room until you’ve paid off all your debts.” Now, this room became Ajin’s world, yet he found solace in the fact that Seokju didn’t abandon him. <<less

In the grand duchy, the young noble Hailen uncovers a shocking truth at the age of ten: he was switched at birth with the maid's child. This revelation fuels his hatred for Gairlont, a prodigy who seems to embody the true heir. Desperate to protect the secret and eliminate Gailront, Hailen's plans backfire, leading to his own downfall. ... more>>

Facing death, he acknowledges his deep-seated inferiority complex, only to awaken back when he was ten. Resolved to not obsess over Gailront or the heir's title, Hailen decides to start anew.

However, Gailront's unexpected declaration changes everything. 'I don't covet that position. What I want... is you,' he says, offering Hailen his rightful place in exchange for staying by his side. <<less

"The saintess of the Runhardt Empire must receive a man's essence once every month when her divine power reaches a certain level."... more>>

The noble and virtuous saintess of the Runhardt Empire, Bellota Rosebeth.
The commander of the Holy Knights who harbored unrequited love for Bellota for a long time, Seiden Blackwood.

On a certain full moon night, tormented by impure desires towards Bellota,
Seiden learns that Bellota is under a curse to receive a man's essence once a month.

Filled with anger towards this audacious curse,
Seiden, who cannot bear to give Bellota to other men, volunteers to become the man who will lift Bellota's curse every full moon night.

Thus,

"You must remember it well."

The saintess and the knight

"That from now on, only I shall be the man who knows about the saintess every full moon."

They embark on a precarious relationship that must not be discovered by anyone. <<less

The Pantheon Empire, where the beastmen govern humans.... more>>

A small human woman appeared before Duke Hadeon Lark, a red lion beastman that stood at the pinnacle of power.

A woman known in society for her promiscuous scandals, Elysia Pearlman.

She asked him to make her his mistress,

And offered a contract in exchange for her body’s secret.

“You… d*mn it, what the hell is this?”

“As you can see, my flesh has the power to arouse beastmen.”

Intrigued by the human woman that willingly walked into the lion’s den to be taken advantage of, Hadeon laid down his conditions.

***

“Swear to God right here that you won’t meet another man while you are my mistress.”

“A, alright.”

“No, that’s not right.”

Hadeon grinned as he handed Elysia the veil he was holding.

“Make a formal oath to God. Before my eyes. We just happened to be in a church, after all.”

“M, make an oath?”

The sound of the old pews creaking echoed in the church.

“I, Elysia Pearlman.”

“…I, Elysia Pearlman…”

“Take the man whom God has paired me with, Hadeon Lark, as my unlawful paramour from this day forth.”

“Take the man God has paired… What?”

Before Elysia could protest, a low and powerful voice rang through the empty chapel.

“I, Elysia Pearlman, take the man whom God has paired me with, Hadeon Lark, as my unlawful paramour from this day forth, to unconditionally weep regardless of his mood, in sickness and in health, for richer and for poorer, till death does us apart, and still belong to him even in death, to which I swear before God.” <<less

Lucien, a beautiful yet humble maidservant.... more>>

To her, life was simply something to endure,

And death, something familiar and numb like everyday life.

Until that day, by chance, she met him.

First, he was an insensitive, arrogant priest,

Then, he became the ailing son of a baron in recovery.

Each time they met, he assumed a new identity, but she knew.

He could cut a man with a sword without hesitation.

never a priest, never a feeble nobleman.

“Then, you can use my room. Whether it’s for a day or two, you can sleep there.”

“Just in case. You shouldn’t say things like that to anyone.”

“The only person I’m willing to offer my room to is you, Lars.”

Who he was didn’t matter.

From the moment she saw his cold yet elegant green eyes,

Death, which had always been close, felt unfamiliar.

She wanted to live.

No, she wanted him to live.

To achieve that, she could do anything.

Even if it meant sacrificing herself.

“Forget the idea that you can do something, Lucien. Just accept the stroke of luck that’s come your way.”

But she didn’t know that this very point would anger him.

You scoundrel. What did I do to deserve this?

“Don’t worry, Lars. I’ll definitely seize the luck that has come into my hands, just as you said.”

The will to live can sometimes bloom as intensely as love,

「Salute to Laurel」 <<less

Elise, the illegitimate child of a marquis, lived her life in silence.
She desired nothing and wished for nothing.... more>>

The only thing she desperately wished for was one.
The simple happiness with the man she loved.

But the price of love was betrayal.

Even her mother coldly turned away from her, and everyone wanted her dead.

Just then, a man approached and asked.

She decided.
To take revenge on everyone who wanted her dead and erase her existence.

The woman who returned decided to seduce the man who abandoned her.

Until he falls into ruin,
I will become even more wicked.

You will regret it, you. <<less

‘I will now disappear from your life forever.’... more>>

“I don't think of her as my wife. It's just for the sake of appearances.”

Cornelia Odile Blant, the wife of the Duke Blant.
Though she was never loved by her husband, she gave her all and tried her best.

She endured everything, from her mother-in-law's abuse and harassment, to the servants who consistently ignored her, and even the woman who flirted with the Duke as if she were his wife, all while trying to be a good daughter-in-law!

All because she wanted to be recognized as a wife by her husband, Erich.

However, what came back after her long efforts was...

"The Duke wishes to marry Lady Arzen, so now you must disappear."

Her husband's betrayal and the death of her child.

The moment Cornelia fell into despair and ended her life, she returned to seven years ago when she was pregnant with a child.

"This time, Mom will definitely protect you."

When she proposed divorce to her husband, she received an unexpected response...

"I said we can't divorce now that there's a child between us."

And suddenly, her husband's attitude changed.

"What's wrong? Do you not like the gift?"
"I'm just saying it out of concern."

However, she no longer wavered. She now knew that the sun she had been following was nothing but an illusion.

‘So I'm going to end my time as the wicked wife, Cornelia.’

One day soon, she will leave the duchy. <<less