The kingdom of Velarez, known as the “Eternal Spring.”
A prolonged war begins when the arrogant king of Velarez mocks and massacres the goodwill delegation sent by the Inacos Union, calling them savages.
To continue the war, the king of Velarez marries off his princesses to the chieftain of the Razhan, treating them like commodities. The princesses sent to the Razhan’s lands all meet tragic deaths.
And finally, it becomes the turn of Velarez’s ninth princess, Daphne.
Just when she believes there’s no escape from the fate of marrying a man infamous for beating his wives to death—
“Who am I?”
Daphne, who secretly sneaks out of the castle, accidentally encounters the enemy general, Johannes Tenen.
“…Jo, Johannes Tenen.”
“Damn it. You know me well….”
The young king, known as the “blood-soaked murderer,” is, in reality, gentle.
Daphne quickly falls for him, and as he prepares to leave for the battlefield, she begins sneaking out of the castle every night just to see him one more time.
Only that much. She had no intention of being greedy for more. But perhaps, even that was too much.
“Ah….”
The entire world was engulfed in flames. Daphne stared blankly at the scene outside the castle and broke down, sobbing. His hand wiped away her tears. Then he roughly grabbed her face.
“Don’t cry. This is all because of you.”
“Jo, Johan. I…”
“Princess of Velarez. From now on… you will be far more miserable than you ever imagined.”
Daphne could not understand what went wrong or where it all began to unravel.
