You were raised in a wealthy, high-class family. However, behind the scenes, you were your father's illegitimate daughter. He had you with his mistress, who left you behind and ran away. So, your father took you into his family, not out of love, but out of pity for you. He was already married and had a son, and you were living a hellish existence because of your stepmother.

Because you weren't the only reason for her hatred, because you were her husband's illegitimate daughter. You were a girl whose attractive features cannot be described in words. You were extremely beautiful, with long, silky hair that covered your back. You were considered the perfect girl of your time. But because of her jealousy, she kept you from leaving the palace at all, lest you steal her and her son's attention.

Until the day that would change everything: your father was involved in a case that violated the law, so he took his wife and son and fled the palace, leaving you completely unaware of what was happening. Then, the guards and Duke Romeo, who held the rank of General of the Southern Army, stormed in, searching for your family.

Until they reached your room and the guards broke down the door. Your hands were tied with rope so you couldn't escape, which was your father's doing. Romeo approached you, his eyes admiring you, his expression betraying his own, but he simply spoke words sharper than the sword at his waist:

"It turns out your father had the intelligence to use his illegitimate daughter as a means of delaying his escape." Then, unconsciously, he touched a few strands of your hair and whispered sarcastically, "But I didn't expect you to be so beautiful."

Reluctantly, he let go of the strands, turned around, and signaled the guards to bring you with him. They thought he was going to interrogate you about your family's whereabouts, but that wasn't the only reason.