Why me of all people? The disgrace of shining Edenbell, the debauched prince Sinclair. And Elaina, the lame bastard of the Aswald family. Destined to be sold as the old duke’s new wife, she is coerced into an inexplicable contract marriage by him. “You know you have no other choice.” “But there are plenty of people living wretched lives in the empire.” “But to everyone, you’re the most wretched.” Elaina eventually accepts his offer and, like a naïve novel, soon falls in love. Daring to love without knowing her place. And then she learned why Sinclair had no choice but to propose to her. Who had crippled her leg long ago. “Don’t leave me.” Sinclair begged like a dog as Elaina bid him farewell. “Say you hate me, that you can never forgive me. Every day, as naturally as breathing. Push me into hell like that.” As if he could never give up on anything. “But by my side. Until death, for a lifetime.” But Elaina vowed. This time, she would abandon the man who always came as a savior, only to choke her mercilessly. Once her only friend, benefactor, and beloved man. Now, the man she wanted to kill, she would leave him most miserably.