Iona Modrov was known by many titles— the Emperor’s sword, his hunting hound, even his secret lover.
Born as the illegitimate daughter of the powerful Modrov family, she survived a life of scorn and bloodshed by offering everything to the throne—her loyalty, her body, her blade. Yet in the end, her devotion earned her nothing but betrayal. Cast into a political marriage and discarded like a pawn, she is abandoned by the very Emperor she sacrificed herself for.
As death closes in, only one person comes for her—Leroy Han, the cold and distant Duke she was forced to marry. The husband she never wanted… and never truly understood.
With her last breath, she asks him for a final kiss.
But instead of dying, Iona opens her eyes to the past—back to the moment before her ruin began.
Given a second chance, she refuses to live as anyone’s weapon again. This time, she runs straight to the man she once overlooked and makes a shocking declaration:
“Duke, marry me. This time… I’ll make you happy.”
No longer the Emperor’s hound, Iona is determined to rewrite her fate—and perhaps discover a love she failed to see before.
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