The Contract Couple: Ines & Kaisac

As the adopted daughter of House Avano, Ines has always been grateful for the loving family that raised her. That gratitude turns to grief when an ancient curse claims half of her relatives, and only afterward does she learn of a possible way to break it. An oracle declares that the remaining deaths can be prevented only if Ines marries Kaisac Aljert, a duke known for being cold and cruel. Desperate to protect her family, Ines enters into a contract with Kaisac. He agrees, but imposes a demanding condition: he wants her passion every night. Ines’s goal is not love or desire—it is to stop the curse and save the family she loves. Yet as she lives under the terms of their bargain, she must face Kaisac’s intense demands and the question of whether she can endure them. Can Ines handle Kaisac’s passion when all she wants is to save her family? Their contract marriage pits her devotion against the duke’s stipulation, forcing her to navigate a dangerous arrangement where the stakes are life, death, and the future of House Avano.