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Aideen Ruan, though a royal princess, was always unwanted due to the circumstances of her birth. Born blind to a hostage concubine, she possessed an intriguing beauty; however, her disability rendered her utterly useless to the royal family.

Even when the struggling Count Crueder reluctantly agreed to take Aideen as his wife to secure the royal dowry, her life failed to improve. A year into their marriage, Aideen's inability to produce an heir sealed her fate. The princess was destined for exile to the Temple, consigned to spend the remainder of her days in isolation and abandonment.

Contrary to her anticipations, instead of the Temple, Aideen found herself within the cold walls of Duke Tillian Valentine's castle. Duke Valentine, the last scion of the once-revered Valentine family that ruled the Kingdom before the "Fratricide Rebellion", now presided over the desolate Northern lands.

Faced with fear and confusion, Aideen expected her life to perpetuate its cycle of misery, only to discover that Duke Valentine might hold the key to a new opportunity, a chance at a life she had never envisioned.

"You bewitched my body and soul. Put an intoxicating spell on me, shackled my heart to yours with your magic. If I could exchange my eyesight with you, I would do it just to make you see what a man dying from love looks like."

Saved By The Mad Duke

The castle was unusually silent and solemn, as if anticipating something of great importance to happen and shake its very foundation.

Everyone tried to remain calm and occupy themselves as much as possible to avoid thinking about Bella, who still hadn't returned from her trip to the chapel. This task, however, proved to be difficult, and a shared restlessness followed every single castle dweller, no matter what they did or where they went.

Though it was the first day of the weekend and Tillian stayed home to take care of the fiefdom affairs, he, too, couldn't help but feel worried. After several fruitless attempts to work, he finally gave up and decided to get some rest while waiting for Bella and Stanis's return.

Irreversible Certainty