The Vengeful bride and her lovers

ered but never shone with truth. From the moment she drew her first breath, her life was mapped o

arts of society. The Cruz family was known for their wealth, their influence, and their unw

who drilled her in languages and etiquette, lessons on how to glide gracefully through life's social minefie

one in every situation and bar

s and perfect posture, Lily's h

ne stitched with the scent of antiseptic and hope. She wanted to be a doctor. Not the socialite doctor who

t of her parents but it had become her dream and

with a hunger that surprised even herself. She memorized anatomy diagrams, learned surgical procedures by heart, an

e with the flow, her father described it as " A hobby of the poor." By the tim

me Daou

urned like sirens calling her to the edge. Daou was everything her family despised. Not smart by acad

ck sheep, the reckless son who threatened to unravel it all. His younger brother, the golden child, was the one with the sharp m

it was like a spark

ly. The city beyond the Cruz estate was a distant blur of noise and c

ome unbearable. Lily slipped out through the garden doors, seeking the solace of night air, t

blessed the world in silver light. That's when she saw him-Daou Archen-leaning against a cra

dn't read but felt deep in her bones. He wore his defiance like armor, and

d, voice low and r

istled.

id he didn't care. " You're gonna trip and I

re. She was used to people looking down at her or up to her becaus

, stepping closer, the edges of her caref

you running f

o being asked what she was running from-only what she was su

ant

sound. "Out? Out of this cit

steady and unwaver

't known she was missing-connection. It was dangerous, like

then sent it to her mouth. She choke

wed streets where Daou lingered-a world starkly different from her ow

t of her expectations. He saw her-not the heir, not

crimes, of nights spent running from the law, and the heavy silence a

to be tamed. For every reckless act, there was a rea

nderstood the impossible line they were walking. Th

ir hands. Her mother pleaded for her to stay away. And Daou's own family barely

rn away. For the firs

de of the Cruz estate, cra

Her tutors whispered rumors, her parents grew c

erile elegance of her family's expectati

reatened to

frequent, Lily and Daou played a da

eamed of mastering. He showed her the gr

tolen momen

furious and desperate, threatened to break the one wild

ain, Lily and Daou's bond grew stronger, f

adows often faces t