An arranged marriage. A royal trap. A love story doomed from the start. Lilith Aria Ashet. The emperor's firstborn. Twenty-seven, unmarried, and entirely uninterested in changing that. Until one imperial decree shatters everything: "You will marry the Duke." Enter her soon-to-be husband: Duke Legis Adri Floyen. War hero. Human iceberg. And her father's most hated enemy. The Duke despises the emperor. The emperor distrusts the Duke. And Lilith? She's the pawn forced between them. The plan is simple: Use her to control the Duke-through the one thing he loves most. His daughter. But there's one thing no one knows. Lilith remembers. She has lived another life before and this time, she refuses to die young. Her goals are clear: Outplay the emperor Outsmart the Duke And maybe... dangerously, recklessly-win him over Or at the very least... Convince her terrifying husband not to kill her. A sharp-tongued heroine. A cold-blooded Duke. And a marriage where love might be the most dangerous move of all.