IDEFYEM - Prolog

IDEFYEM - Prolog 

Black Man, I'll Do Everything For You Except Marriage!

I can say without a doubt that I was the happiest bride in the world today.

Marriage to someone you love? Raising your status by meeting the Crown Prince?

You don't need it all. It's best to take care of your own life.

The second life I got was truly the worst.

A supporting character in a novel who was born as a wizard was exploited by her family for her entire life, and then sold off and got married when her magic power ran out and became useless.

Moreover, she was murdered on the first night by her marriage partner, Raphael Kronhardt, the Grand Duke of Darkness in the original.

Ugh, when I thought of my future in the original, my body started shaking all over again.

I opened my lips that were exposed under the veil and whispered softly to myself.

'I'm so glad I met Kael then. Otherwise, I would have been stuck as the Archduke's bride, or I would have had to run away before that.'

The mouth of the man who greeted me in wedding attire relaxed.

For an extra whose name did not appear once in the original work, he had a surprisingly attractive appearance.

I once again calmed my itchy chest and took a deep breath.

Even though it was a contract marriage to avoid the Grand Duke, it was clear that he and I would make a pretty good pair for the time being.

Just then, the servant raised his voice and announced our appearance.

"Bride Enrica Wintersoar, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Wintersoar, enters!"

After my brief introduction, the servant relaxed his neck, looking somewhat nervous.

"Keuhum, He is the lord of Lien, Kalushi, Leome, Patena, and Elrose, and the leader of the Knights of Dawn...."

Hmm, something is strange. I narrowed my eyes, leaned in, and asked in a whisper.

"Did you have this much land?"

Leaving behind the silently smiling man, the officiant continued to shout.

"He is the Count of Lucio, Canea, Clav, Lelio, Pobonnet, Ropoli, and Thanas, and Reiner, Margrave of Canard."

I glanced at the man who was supposed to be an 'ordinary Earl' with eyes filled with fear.

Obviously, there was no such word in the dictionary.

"Imperial sword, master of the Grand Duchy of Kronhardt."

For a moment. What did you hear just now?

Soon, the name I had tried so hard to avoid reached my ears.

"The groom, Grand Duke Raphael Kronhard, enters!"

Just before yelling that there was some mistake.

The face of a man who looked overly satisfied came into my field of vision. The eyes of a wild beast that has finally snatched its prey. 

"Shall we go, my bride?"

Raphael smiled lazily took my stiff hand and led me. With that face and expression that I always thought was strangely handsome.

It took quite a while for me to stop in my tracks and understand the situation.

But in the end, there was only one conclusion.

I was trying to avoid the tiger and ended up in the tiger's den.

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