After losing her parents a few years ago, Marquis’ daughter Lachel has devoted herself entirely to saving her younger brother, who suffers from a serious illness. Her whole life revolves around him—until the day she learns the horrifying truth: her fiancé Alois plans to kill her brother to secure the family title, and then silences Lachel herself to cover his tracks. When she awakens, Lachel finds herself back in the past, before the tragedy. This time, she swears she will protect both her house and her brother. To change her fate, she goes to visit the man feared throughout society as cold and ruthless, Duke Ghislain Hubert, whose remaining life span is said to be only one year. “Please… marry me.” What should have been a simple marriage of convenience, based on mutual benefit and clear terms, begins to shift. The duke who was icy at first slowly changes, showering Lachel with unexpected tenderness and deep, overwhelming affection. Wasn’t this supposed to be just a contract marriage…?
