ログインEvelyn PovIt had been another three days, and according to the royal doctor, I could finally walk properly again. The wounds on my knees had closed, leaving behind only faint scars. They no longer hurt whenever I walked, but each time my eyes landed on them, memories of that horrible place came rushing back. No matter how hard I tried to forget, I couldn't. Freya had also told me what happened after the Chief Priest arrived at the castle. According to her, even the Chief Priest couldn't discover who was behind the people disappearing from the castle. That alone made no sense. If even someone as powerful as the Chief Priest couldn't uncover the truth, then whoever was responsible had to be far more dangerous than anyone imagined. The more I thought about it, the more my mind drifted back to the mysterious woman... no, the ghost I had seen inside the Iron Chamber. Deep inside, I couldn't shake the feeling that she was real. I had a strange feeling she was somehow connected to all of t
Inside the hall, everyone had gathered together, filling almost every corner of the massive room. The atmosphere was unusually heavy, and not a single voice could be heard among the crowd. Everyone present wore the same troubled expression, their eyes filled with worry as they stood quietly waiting. Why wouldn't they be? One after another, people inside the castle had disappeared without leaving behind a single clue. No one knew where they had gone. No one knew who had taken them. It was as though they had simply vanished into thin air. For the past few years, four people had mysteriously gone missing without anyone discovering the truth. Search parties had been sent countless times, yet every search ended the same way, with nothing. Then, only a few days ago, another maid disappeared, making everyone in the castle fear that they might be next.Everyone remained gathered inside the hall, waiting anxiously for the arrival of the Chief Priest. Many silently prayed that this old man woul
Today made it exactly one week since I was brought to this chamber, and not once had I stepped outside. The royal doctor had strictly ordered me to remain in bed and avoid walking too much if I wanted my knees to heal properly. As much as I hated being trapped inside these four walls, I had no choice but to obey. Looking down now, I could see that the wounds had begun closing, and the unbearable pain that once made every movement feel like torture had eased into a dull ache. Only a few scars remained across both of my knees. Slowly, I reached down and gently traced one of them with my fingertips. The rough skin beneath my fingers made my thoughts drift to the one person I had been trying so hard to forget. Lucien. Every scar he left on my body somehow found a way of leaving one inside my mind too. Even when I forced myself not to think about him, he always found a way to creep back into my thoughts.The entire week had passed without him coming to see me. Not even once. After everythi
Evelyn POVDarkness.That was all I could see.It surrounded me from every direction, so thick that I couldn't even see my own hands. A cold wind swept across my skin, carrying with it a strange whisper that sounded almost human. My heart pounded violently inside my chest as I slowly turned around, trying to find where I was. There were no castle walls. No trees. No moon. Only endless darkness stretching farther than my eyes could see. The silence was unbearable, yet somehow it felt as though countless unseen eyes were watching me from every corner.Then…"Evelyn..."A voice echoed through the darkness.I froze.The voice called my name again."Evelyn..."Slowly, I turned toward the sound.Several feet away stood a woman dressed in a long black gown that flowed around her feet. Her long hair danced wildly. My eyes desperately tried to focus on her face, but no matter how hard I looked, I couldn't see it. It was as though a thick black mist covered her features, hiding them from me. Ev
Lucien POVI had just finished taking my bath and changed into a loose black robe before walking toward my bed. With a tired sigh, I lay down and rested my head against the pillow. But the moment I closed my eyes, a face immediately appeared in my mind.Evelyn.My wife.As I had only learned today... that was her name.For some strange, irritating reason, I liked the sound of it."Evelyn..."The name rolled through my mind so naturally that I immediately frowned."Hell no."My eyes flew open, and I stared at the ceiling above me in disbelief. What was wrong with me? Why was I thinking about her? Why was her face appearing in my head the moment I tried to sleep? She was nothing but an annoying little thing who had somehow found a way to disturb my peace without even trying. Yes, I was relieved that her scent could calm my beast and stop it from tearing her apart like it had done to every bride before her. But that didn't mean anything. It wouldn't last forever. Sooner or later, she wou
It had been several hours since I was brought to this place called the Iron Room. My entire body felt weak and dizzy, as though I could collapse at any moment. My legs still bled nonstop, and every second I remained kneeling on the sharp iron felt like another piece of my soul was being ripped away. The pain was unbearable. I could barely feel my knees anymore, yet somehow the agony only kept growing stronger with every passing minute.For hours, the tears had refused to stop falling from my eyes. I had cried so much that my eyes felt swollen and sore, and every time I blinked, it stung painfully. My cheeks were wet with endless tears, and no matter how hard I tried to stop crying, I simply couldn't. I had never imagined a person could cry this much and still have tears left to shed.Had my heartless husband ordered the guards to flog me instead, the pain would have been sharp but temporary. Eventually, the lashes would stop, and the wounds would begin to heal. But this... this endles







