❝ She was never meant to be a wife.
He was never taught how to be a man.
But fate merciless, ancient, and relentless-bound them anyway. ❞
In a world ruled by legacy and silence, Nara is forced into a marriage she never asked for, to a man she refuses to trust. Trapped within the cold halls of the Lee family fortress, her spirit begins to unravel-until her body follows.
But Heeseung is not the monster she imagined. Nor is he the savior she hoped for.
Haunted by tradition, duty, and a growing ache he doesn't yet understand, he stands at the edge of power and powerlessness. And at the center of it all-Nara. A wife who won't bow. A girl who won't break.
As the bitter winter deepens, their fragile bond begins to thaw. Through glances, touches, quiet mornings, and the ache of words left unsaid, two strangers begin to unlearn what they were raised to become.
It's a story about survival. Surrender. And slow, burning reclamation.
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