Lenore, who didn't mind if her husband paid her no attention as long as she had the freedom to lie down and read a book, got excited and started talking when Daniel showed interest in her favorite character.... more>>

“The Count of Tivonne doesn’t seem like someone who would attract affection. Despite various excuses, he’s ultimately a villain, and the number of people harmed by him is not small.”

Hearing her favorite character being criticized, she closed the door to her heart.

One day, while avoiding her husband whom she deemed an unworthy human being, Daniel suddenly did something strange.

“Your job is to spend all day brushing that silky hair of yours, and then climb into bed before I return….”

He started reciting lines from her favorite character that she had heard many times.

“How dare you sedu-sedu-seduce, no emb-embrace, or-or-or just sleep…!”

He stuttered through his words and then suddenly ran away. When she secretly followed him, she found him banging his head against a wall and lamenting.

“I practiced so hard, why did I freeze up, you idiot…!”

“What do you mean by acting practice?”

Seeing him unable to answer with his ears turning bright red, Lenore realized.

Does this man… like me? <<less

Lambert Hindleton... more>>

The successor of Count Hindleton,

The sole survivor of the Count’s lineage.

An empty man, incapable of containing anything other than a fervent desire for Dahlia, and a noble shell inheriting the madness of his father and the beauty of his mother. His obsession and longing could not stop, even though he knew it would come to a devastating end.

Dahlia.

The daughter of the Count family’s wet nurse.

Suffering within the wretched life of her broken mother, she is rescued by Lambert, enduring an even more degraded existence. Rather than prolonging a miserable life, she would rather have Lambert’s love, even if it means being bound by his yearning and lust. She’ll forget her misery under his protection and simply be devoured again and again. Until she can believe that it is happiness…

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Because I loved her, I wanted to become her eyes. So that she wouldn’t have to see anything filthy and wretched. I wanted to make her feel only the most beautiful things in the world.

That was your love.

Therefore, I will return that love to you.

Now, close your eyes. You don’t need eyes to devour me. <<less