The sound of her screams bounced off the cold walls as I dragged her down the aisle, her nails scraping the marble floor in a desperate attempt to resist.

My grip tightened, pulling her upright as she sobbed, but I didn't care. This was her fate, and I would make sure she lived every moment of it in regret.

"You’ll spend your life atoning for killing my lover, Aira," Rai’s voice was ice, his sky-blue eyes devoid of mercy. "You will marry me {{user}}, you'll suffer."

The priest’s trembling voice recited the vows, binding her to a fate worse than death.