1 Chapters Every 12 Day(s) 50 Readers 0 Reviews 08-14-2025
One day, news arrived—her dearest friend and her long-time crush were engaged.
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I liked him first, you knew that!
In the midst of her tangled emotions, Cecilia found herself approached by Audique’s notorious troublemaker, Asen.
“Miss Cecilia. I think I can help you. It’s a potion that makes someone fall in love when they drink it.”
Knowing full well it was something she shouldn’t do, Cecilia nevertheless let herself be swept along by the bulldozer-like Asen.
At the engagement party, her friend smiled primly and dug at her nerves.
To make matters worse, Teros—who had arrived late to congratulate his brother—ended up drinking the potion.
And then, as if that weren’t enough, he discovered the truth.
“You said you’d do anything. Can you keep that promise?”
At his words, Cecilia nodded, clutching at hope like a lifeline.
The large hand that helped her to her feet began to brush away the tear stains on her cheeks.
“Marry me.”
Good heavens. The punishment for giving someone a love potion was… marriage?
“What if I refuse your proposal?”
“Did you think it was a proposal? Perhaps I gave the order too gently.”
His smiling lips contrasted with his cold eyes, sending chills down Cecilia’s spine as if the reaper had appeared.
Half a year remained until the potion’s effects wore off.
With tears brimming in her eyes, Cecilia took the hand Teros offered.
There was no helping it—there’s no knowing what lies at the end of an untrodden path. If so, she had no choice but to walk it herself.
Would Cecilia be able to survive the heavy price she must pay for a single, reckless mistake?
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