Summary
Trapped in a nightmare she’s already lived, Elisha Cartier faces a gruesome future: becoming a demonic man’s fake concubine, devoured to her very bones, and witnessing her ducal family’s ruin amidst ruthless power struggles. But this time, she remembers. Armed with the chilling knowledge of her impending doom and a crushing 30,000 gold coin debt, Elisha has regressed to the past. To escape her predestined hell, she seeks out the one man notorious enough to be her salvation—or her undoing: Lucerne, the Empire’s most infamous maniac and her former master’s archenemy. Desperate, Elisha offers him everything: her knowledge, her loyalty, and even herself as collateral for a loan. Lucerne, however, has a different kind of deal in mind. His chilling demand? ‘First of all, marry me.’ What began as a desperate information exchange spirals into an unexpected, perilous marriage contract with the Empire’s most dangerous man. Can Elisha outwit the predator she’s bound herself to, or will she merely trade one nightmare for another? Dive into chapter 1 to uncover Elisha’s fate!