Wonsuui Agireul Gajyeotda

The Vermonte and Temnes families despise each other to the core. To force a reconciliation, Clodel is made a sacrificial bride and married to Kaian, Duke of Temnes. Kaian receives her with cold contempt, telling her that she is unwelcome in Temnes and must know her place. As the heir of a family locked in long-standing hostility, he views the marriage as unwanted; he even accuses her of selling herself to an enemy’s house for the sake of starving children. For Clodel, however, it is a marriage she chose. She endures the humiliation, having known exactly what awaited her. Between them, a fragile husband-and-wife bond begins to take root. Kaian gradually grows obsessed with Clodel, while she finds a reason to live in him. But their relationship is shallow and unstable, easily broken. When she learns his true feelings—his disgust at mixing such filthy blood and his remark that a child cannot be split in half—Clodel leaves him behind.