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

They called it a school for nobodies and troublemakers—a dump where the most problematic students with nowhere else to go ended up.... more>>

While desperately scheming to graduate, Yul found someone who caught her eye.

“Can I… stay by your side for a while?”

She instinctively reached out to Kang Yoonjo, the subject of ominous rumors, sensing that being near him was the safest place to be.

“They scare you, but I don’t?”

She remembers the sharp gleam in his drowsy eyes, even the mockery dripping from his rough, gravelly voice.

“If you want it that badly, stay. Stay by my side.”

Perhaps he understood her desperate struggle, because he granted her a chance. But the moment she realized it was a mistake, she ran—before she understood just how persistent and unrelenting he could be.

“Long time no see, huh?”

Kang Yoonjo reappeared, standing in a place that didn’t suit him—right where she had desperately wanted to be.

Thus began the long, tangled, and relentless saga between them. <<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