Cloaked in Shadows: A Tale of Redemption

Chapter 21

Next day jiyeon wake up to find herself in her own room with just a robe on her body, her head and body was aching badly.

Her husband prince of Haebak Junho who just entered the room to take rest after visiting a friend in Honseong was stunned to look at her, she was madly behaving, she was throwing the bedsheet and screaming badly.

"How can you leave me alone in pain seonho I will kill you, you and that demon use me like thrash and leave me in pain monsters ...... "

"I just hate you Taehyung why can't you be mine, why? Just why ? I need you !!! I need you !!! I need you !!! That Jungkook can't take me away from you, no no no I wont allow " , she tied her robe messily and was about to walk out of the Chamber but a hard slap was landed on her cheeks.

She fell down due to the force of slap, she was in pain each time Nejis used her it was happening since she turned 15 but no one slapped her like this but before she can shout and scream at the person for slapping her she was again slapped by her own husband who clearly heard everything what she blabbered to herself.

Jiyeon's world spun as she fell to the floor, her cheek stinging from the force of the slap. Dazed and in shock, she tried to comprehend what had just happened, her mind still reeling from the torment she had endured for years under the manipulation of Nejis. The raw pain in her heart mixed with the sharp sting on her face, but before she could process it, another blow came, sending her reeling.

Her eyes widened in disbelief as she looked up, her vision blurry with tears, only to meet the furious gaze of her husband, Prince Junho of Haebak.

"How dare you," Junho's voice was cold, laced with disbelief and fury. His usually calm and regal demeanor had shattered, replaced with a rage Jiyeon had never seen from him before. "How dare you betray me like this!"

Jiyeon's hands trembled as she touched her face, her lip quivering as the weight of his words sank in. "J-Junho..."

"Don't you dare say my name!" Junho roared, his chest heaving as he looked down at her. "I heard everything, Jiyeon. Everything. You've been pining for another man-Taehyung? And Seonho?" His voice broke, the betrayal cutting deep. "You've been allowing that demon to use you while deceiving me? How could you? How could you be so vile?"

Jiyeon's throat tightened, her mind spinning with confusion and panic. She had never imagined Junho, her husband-the man who had always treated her kindly-would find out like this. She crawled back slightly, trying to find words, trying to grasp some sort of explanation.

"I... I didn't mean to..." she stammered, her voice weak, barely above a whisper. "It wasn't supposed to be like this, Junho... Please, you don't understand-"

"I understand more than enough!" Junho cut her off, his fists clenched tightly by his sides. His jaw was set, his eyes blazing with a mixture of anger and heartbreak. "You've been living a lie, using me as your cover while chasing after Seonho and Taehyung. Did you ever care about us? About this marriage?"

Jiyeon tried to rise to her feet, wobbling slightly, her robe still loosely tied around her. "Please, Junho, let me explain. It's not like that... I was forced, Nejis-"

"Nejis?!" Junho spat, his voice filled with disgust. "Don't you dare try to blame this on anyone else. You made your choices, Jiyeon. You let this go on for years, lying to me every single day. You allowed yourself to be corrupted!"

Tears welled in Jiyeon's eyes as she looked at the man she had married, the man who had once been her source of stability. But now, that stability was crumbling, and all the lies she had built were crashing down around her. She had no words, no defense for what she had done.