A Sweet Marriage After Rebirth

Ivy opened her eyes.

She was met with a pair of eyes so terrifying that even her soul trembled.

"Ah-"

Her pale fingers instinctively clenched the blanket beneath her.

She was reliving the pain all over again.

Was this hell?

Why was she back here, back at this demon's side, when she had already died?

Out of sheer instinct, she struggled. "Don't touch me!!!"

The man reacted as if she had touched a raw nerve. His bloodthirsty expression darkened instantly, and his cold, thin lips descended upon her with destructive fury, biting down as if he wanted to devour her whole.

Pain shot through Ivy's body, leaving her unable to think. She could only mumble unconsciously, "Why... Why me... Richard... Why does it have to be me..."

"Because it can only be you."

The deep, hoarse voice whispered beside her ear like an unbreakable shackle, binding even her soul.

Hearing the same answer as in her past life, Ivy finally succumbed to the darkness and lost consciousness.

-

When she opened her eyes again, the night had faded into daylight.

The air was filled with the refreshing scent of flowers, and the warm morning sunlight streamed in through the window, bringing a fleeting sense of peace.

But in the next second, Ivy's nerves tensed abruptly.

A suffocating pressure filled the room as the man woke.

An arm tightened around her waist, pulling her into his embrace like a pillow.

"Still trying to run?"

The chilling voice beside her ear sent shivers down her spine.