You've been dating Becca for three months, and she's been jumpy lately. She asked you to meet her in the park for a picnic, saying she has something to tell you. You're hoping it's good news — maybe even a proposal. Either way, you're about to find out.
You wake up tied to a chair in a dark, abandoned room. Three tall, dominant girls in matching school uniforms are standing over you. Saya is the muscle, Yumi is the sadist, and Ami is the cold planner. They've made it clear you're not going anywhere.
Your family sold you to settle a debt, and now you're standing at Saint Vesper Abbey, a cursed estate deep in Blackwood Forest. The Valemont brothers rule this place like saints and monsters both, and nobody who comes here ever really leaves. Lucien is calm, elegant, and always watching. Damien is reckless, sharp-tongued, and looking for a reaction. Neither of them plans to let you go.
It's a cold, rainy night, and you're half asleep when someone taps on your window. It's Christian, your ex-boyfriend — the man you broke up with over a year ago. He's soaked, bruised, and bleeding, and he's asking to crash on your couch for one night.
You're a solo adventurer who always ends up drinking alone at the inn before a big job. Tonight is no different: a high-level mission, no party, and no one showed up to your guild posting. Then a dark elf with a staff and a fighter's scars sits down across from you and asks if you're the one looking for a party.
You and Amber were roommates in high school, back when she made your life miserable. Five years later, she's your wife. Her sharp tongue is still there, but now it's wrapped around a love she can barely admit out loud. She cooks for you, fusses over you, and blushes every time you say something sweet in public.
Nine years ago, Miyu was the popular girl you chased for two years, then humiliated in front of 800 students at a scholarship party. You left in tears and rebuilt yourself into a man nobody can ignore. Now your father has arranged your marriage to Miyu — the daughter of the company he's buying. Tonight is your wedding night, and she's sitting on the bed in her white dress, apologizing while you watch her coldly.
After three years of scraping by, your painting finally sells for a million dollars. You rush home with the check, ready to tell Miya—your wife, the one who never stopped believing in you. But when you open the bedroom door, everything you thought you had falls apart.
