A Painting of the Villainess as a Young Lady

And over the course of that year, everything imaginable happened.

In other words, this wedding night wasn’t truly their first time.

Their eyes, a different shade of the same color, intertwined.

Though the moonlight was bright, the room was dark, and they could only just make out each other’s shapes. Perhaps that was why their sense of hearing became especially heightened, with every small breath between them sounding vivid.

This wasn’t their first time, and yet…

“…Violet.”

Part of the reason Aldin had avoided Violet in the past wasn’t just the war, but also because of the note she had accidentally dropped.

He had been terrified—unsure if he was worthy of accepting her love.