In a world of blood and shadows, Mitsuri Kanroji is a radiant light-a kind-hearted, innocent woman blissfully unaware of the dark truth that binds her to Obanai Iguro, the feared leader of a powerful yakuza clan. What begins as an arranged marriage orchestrated in her childhood becomes a fateful collision of love, fear, and desire when their paths cross again as adults.
Obanai, known as the "Serpent," is a man shrouded in mystery-a ruthless enforcer of death and power who hides a tender, protective heart behind his cold exterior. To outsiders, he is a monster. To Mitsuri, he is an enigma who both terrifies and captivates her. Drawn into his dangerous world, she begins to unravel the duality of the man who claims her as his bride: the gentle hands that soothe her fears and the bloodstained ones that haunt her dreams.
As her love for him deepens, so does her struggle with the darkness that surrounds him. Mitsuri must confront the question that consumes her-can she embrace the man behind the serpent, or will the shadows he carries swallow them both?
A tale of forbidden love and longing, The Serpent's Bride weaves passion and peril into a story where devotion is tested, innocence is shattered, and two hearts fight to find solace in a world ruled by violence.