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Sarah Lee has lived years in hell - beaten, cheated on, and broken down by her abusive husband, Harry. One night she escapes, bleeding and terrified, and crosses paths with Detective Park Jun-mo - a ruthless, respected cop feared by criminals and desired by women. He's lethal, alpha, and haunted by the memory of a woman he once loved but couldn't save.
From the moment Jun-mo sees Sarah trembling in his coat, he's obsessed. She's broken, bruised, but the sexiest thing he's ever laid eyes on. His filthy words brand her, his protection cages her, and soon Sarah is caught between fear and the dangerous hunger he ignites inside her.
As Sarah rebuilds her life, baking at Ji-yeon's café, Harry lurks in the shadows. His family - his mother and sister - bully and harass her, but Jun-mo destroys them in court, cuffing them in public. When Harry kidnaps Sarah, Jun-mo leads a brutal squad assault, beating Harry half to death. Even in court, Harry shows no remorse, screaming that Sarah is his "right" as his wife. But his own father turns against him, testifying to the abuse, finally breaking the silence. The court annuls the marriage, orders confinement, and declares Sarah free.
For Jun-mo, saving Sarah means more - it's redemption for the woman he once lost. For Sarah, it's the first time anyone has fought for her, claimed her, loved her without cruelty. Their bond spirals into filthy, desperate obsession - his filthy words, her trembling surrender, both drowning in a love as raw as it is healing.
Jun-mo's proposal is as feral as he is, his wedding reception ends in a filthy public display, and their wedding night is piss drunk, primal, and endless. Finally, broken and beautiful, Sarah and Jun-mo belong wholly to each other - forever branded, forever ruined, forever free.