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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 young king of Davoor, already drained from his exhausting journey to the North, appeared almost lifeless upon hearing the words he thought were without substance.

Both Aideen and Tillian were at a loss for how to respond to his sudden and unexpected arrival. Yuraon drilled his bright blue eyes into their bewildered faces, his voice growing sharper until he nearly screamed, "What did you just say?!"

The duke's eyebrows furrowed into a cold grimace. He motioned for his wife to hand the letter to the king and stated, "The Crown Prince's wife has committed suicide. He found her body himself. That's what I said."

Yuraon's mind went completely blank. His eyes scanned the written words, but their meaning refused to register.

Why would she do it? How could she do it? Who drove her to this?

Tomorrow Is A New Day