I returned to that terrible early spring. The season when I endured horrific treatment while being drained of blood for the Countess's rituals, unaware that my mother had already died. In my past life, the one who saved me from that hell was the cursed Grand Duke, Kaelian Orpheus. Our contractual marriage began with the promise that if he took me out of the Count's estate, I would purify him from his bouts of madness. Though it started strictly as a contract, I fell helplessly for him. I was happy, even though my end was tragic due to the Countess's curse. To uncover the truth behind my mother's death and my own, I must escape the Count's estate once again. As a powerless illegitimate child, I have no choice but to use you once more. “Just one more time… can I rely on you?” Falling in love with you wasn't part of the plan. At least, not in this life.