As Night Deepens and Dew Gathers, I Chose the Celibate Uncle After Being Reborn

Before I was reborn, the person I loved and my own family joined forces to betray me, and I died with hatred in my heart. When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the beginning of that tragedy and become bound to the Bewitching Beauty System. This time, I head without hesitation toward my “uncle,” a man who holds power over the court yet is cold and abstinent. Isn’t he supposed to be a Buddhist who stays untouched by worldly desires? Then I’ll make him fall from grace for me and become a devoted servant belonging to me alone. My fingertips glide over his taut Adam’s apple as I breathe softly, “Uncle, your Buddha… can’t relieve my suffering.” When he finally casts off his restraint and kisses my collarbone, his eyes dark with desire, I know the game of revenge has only just begun…