"I never would have imagined that the world's Duke Williams was nothing but a filthy male."... more>>

Catherine looked down at the duke kneeling before her and spat out words laced with thorns. Even in that moment, the duke's lips curved satisfactorily, as if grateful for it.

"Please tell me, Your Highness. What must this male do to satisfy your desires?"

It was a dangerously seductive smile that made her head spin. Catherine took a deep breath and tightly gripped the hem of her dress.

This man could do it. The only person who could get rid of this rotten, sickening imperial family and get her out was this man.

The price perhaps, would be...

"Get rid of the imperial family."

This body.

"Is that all?"

"There's more."

It doesn't really matter. After all, this body will eventually rot, so why not just toss it to that male and be done with it.

"Bring this empire to ruin."

At Catherine's words, he smiled as if delighted.

"Anything for my Catherine." <<less

When the Arpen Empire decided to no longer wage war, small countries nearby could finally breathe. But this peace was meant to be shattered, for soon after, envoys were sent to each country issuing a golden decree to each of the royal families.... more>>

“To establish an alliance with the Arpen Empire, each kingdom must send a princess to become a Crown Princess Candidate. The princesses will undergo six months of training to divide them into those who have the potential to become empress and those who will be concubines. Any kingdom disobeying the imperial edict shall be seen as enemies and their access to the River Judith’s stream will be blocked.”

“The God of Judith” was an age-old love song that had been sung from generation to generation. The ballad passed from the grandma’s lips to the little girl’s, from her to another, and another… etching a place in time. But this was no tale of admiration and envy, for all whose ears it reached agreed that the God of Judith was foolish.

Standing by the banks, a woman gazed at the River Judith before her… where the god may have stood thousands of years ago, her hand resting on her heart, a suffocating feeling clutching at her.

“The god isn’t the only one who’s foolish… Humans are the same as well… You and I.”

Viola’s long-cherished dream was not to marry and be someone’s wife but be hailed as the queen of the Kingdom of Koronis. She longed for the crown, even more after losing her only flesh and blood in the war. Once a half-royal, she struck a deal with the king to restore her status. It was a political marriage to the Crown Prince of the Arpen Empire.

“I’m going to be a queen, and I will take my identity back.” <<less

“I’m getting married soon.” ... more>>

For a moment she thought she heard it wrong.

Dana soon realized that she didn’t.

And he soon strangled her.

Seeing Dana in her pain, Rian calmly handed her final goodbyes.

“There is no woman as pretty as you, no woman who can satisfy my body.”

Dana’s body lost strength and she was completely limp.

“Now I think it’s going to get in the way. You have to disappear.”

And when she woke up, all her memories were gone. <<less