Valentina’s Paradise

One day, unexpectedly, her ex-fiancé Ethelred appeared in front of her. The delicate, spoiled boy she once knew had transformed into a remarkably attractive drifter. "Fiancé? What are you saying? It’s been six years since we ended our engagement." "What are you… talking about? When did we end it?" In the possession of her ex-fiancé—who was unaware that he had been spurned—was a letter instructing him to kill her. The issue was that the author of that letter, Duke Edgar, was the very man Valentina was about to wed. And an even greater issue… was that this devious ex-fiancé had no plans of letting her go. "What about this question? That day, after your secret wedding ceremony… did you consummate the marriage in front of witnesses?" Valentina’s mind went completely blank. However, she comprehended better than anyone what he was attempting to achieve with his taunt. She gritted her teeth and slapped him across the face, but Ethelred, his tone laced with derision, whispered: "Oh, really? You didn’t even fulfill a single step needed to become a genuine married couple." The atmosphere thickened as her breath started to falter. Ethelred’s deep black eyes, radiating with a peculiar, uncontrollable intensity, enveloped her like fire. "…Choose me. I’ll make you the empress of the continent." ---Extra Tags#DarkRomance #LoveTriangle #ContractRelationship #UnrequitedLove