She is a jinx, and those close to her rarely meet a good end. He is a peerless harbinger of death: when an ordinary man flies into a rage, blood is spilled five paces away.
As their marriage contract nears its end, he plans to leave and set her free. But after accidentally learning a little of her secret, he realizes that beneath her seemingly smooth life lies endless hardship and a lack of control over her own fate.
Before leaving, he decides to eliminate every threat to her. What he does not know is that she is quietly protecting him in her own way.
Nor does she know that he has never needed anyone to protect him!
