Her father sold her off, and her husband made her life miserable.
"If I just had one more chance… I would never live like that again."

“I’m not a bad choice. I’m young, pretty, and powerless—perfect as a trophy wife if that’s what you need.”
With that, she proposed a contract marriage to the Duke of Bonkruger in the North—a man who would keep his word and never love her.

“The only one who can save me is myself.”
But then… why can’t she stop thinking about him?