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“She is a girl I particularly cherish. I hope this union will bless us with a child soon.”
By imperial command, Ivien, a woman of another race who was enslaved, becomes the wife of the cursed Grand Duke Aslan von Dmitri.
Knowing that he never wanted this marriage, she braces herself for rejection and contempt.
“Three years. After that, I’ll grant you a divorce with no strings attached.”
Instead, he offers her a contract marriage — and the promise of freedom.
“I swear, I’ve never met a woman as lovely as you.”
He treats her with tenderness, as though she truly is his beloved wife.
Except late at night, when everyone else is asleep.
***
As the sun sets and the scent of the lily of the valley in Ivien blossoms, Aslan’s golden eyes lose all trace of reason and he descends upon her like a beast.
Cursed by a dragon to walk in his sleep, he only succumbs to desire and instinct after nightfall.
Ivien knows that by morning, he will have no memory of what has happened and will return to being the noble Grand Duke.
Yet she does not stop him.
“Ah, Aslan…”
He is her first love, the man she has cherished for years — and the one who saved her.
“Could you… ah… please kiss me?”
Embracing these nights is the only way she can save him.
