The Wolf of Paitan... more>>

The Beautiful Warmonger

The Incarnation of the Devil

These terrifying nicknames belong to Carlos, the Grand Duke of the northern Duchy of Paitan, a man feared by all.

When he, who had sworn never to marry her, changed his mind, Margaret believed it was her destiny.

"If you don't want to die, you'd better follow me quickly."

Even on their wedding night, when he left her with just those words, she found herself thinking, "Interesting."

When they met again and he showed interest in her maid, Margaret still didn't mind. She had planned to leave quietly soon anyway.

"What were you taught to do on the wedding night? I’m sure you learned everything."

Even when the Grand Duke reached out to her seductively, she remained unmoved.

"Just stay like this for a moment."

Even as he touched her body longingly, she felt that their bond was never meant to be hers.

"Until you die, or I die, or until we both die, we can never part."

However, upon discovering the secret he had been hiding,

"Because it’s a fate that has bound us for a very long time."

She realized she had been mistaken.

Everything had been wrong from the beginning.

From the very start, their marriage was destined to end in death. <<less

Heavenly Hill.
A place where heather blooms in spring and wind and fog fill the winter air.
It was a completely different paradise from the back alley where Lila lived. Though the purpose of her marriage was impure, she found herself falling in love with this place. ... more>>

Duke Cain Vanderbilt.
Had she not come to love the man, had he loved her, this place would have become her eternal paradise.
From the beginning, there was no heaven for her.
It was all just an illusion. <<less

Ibella Campbell participated in the Western War as a nurse officer.... more>>

A man appeared in front of her who was living in seclusion in a quiet village after losing her memory.

He took this chance as an opportunity and approached her actively.

The two got closer by sharing their daily lives, and Ibella recovered the missing pieces of her memory one by one.

“Bella.”

Because the man’s voice was so similar to the one from her memories.

“I lost my memories.”

She ended up revealing her secret that she couldn’t tell anyone.

“Does that mean you are unhappy?”

“No.”

“Then, it’s fine. Whether you remember or forget, as long as you’re happy, that’s all that matters.”

The man’s cold comforting was charming. She slowly fell for the man who was all the more mysterious because he didn’t show his feelings.

***

“By any chance, did you like me?”

“Tr*sh.”

“You become unhappy if you like tr*sh.”

The man was openly brazen after leaving a deep scar in her heart.

She thought that she would no longer be involved with him after that day.

“Hello, Bella.”

By her side, the beautiful tr*sh still smiled at her. While boldly calling her by a name that she hadn’t allowed. <<less

Eva Massies, once a daughter of a noble family, now lives in a house of acquaintances as a maid. She met him for the first time when her life was at rock bottom. Her handsome, strong, and dazzling former fiancée, Crown Prince Edward.... more>>

“Why are you crying, hm?”

Edward asked worriedly as he took her hurt foot.

“…It’s embarrassing. Hic–”

Perhaps it was because of how affectionate his voice was. A voice that had been suppressed all this time brazenly slipped out. To top it off, being soaked wet in water, wearing a pair of worn-out, patched socks, hitting rock bottom, all of these were shameful.

“Are you feeling ashamed because you’re hurt? Your foot is still beautiful even like this.”

He said those words like it wasn’t something to be concerned about.

“There’s no need to be ashamed. For whatever reason, you did nothing wrong, Eva.”

He soothed her fear by calling her name. Only when he’d left did she realize. That man who stayed only for a moment, that man who would be deeply engraved in her heart, was her first love.

* * *

Once again she met Edward after going through a rough time.

After defeating numerous nobles’ daughters and becoming a lady-in-waiting.

After her heart grew stronger.

After she no longer thought about him.

“It’s the lady of the bedchamber’s job to make sure that everything is sufficient and provide anything that Your Highness needs before sleep. That’s why, if you wish to hold hands, do as you wish.”

“Have I ever acted as I pleased in front of a lady even once?”

His voice was cold, drastically different from before. He held her, his glaring eyes felt very intimidating to her.

“If I knew you’d come to the imperial palace, I wouldn’t have let you go that day.”

Edward, who had his face close to her, warned in a low voice,

“So this time, I was thinking of doing anything however I wished.” <<less