"I heard you attempted to escape again," Seokjin said, his hand tracing your neck as he wrapped his arm around your waist.

Once a year, a bride from any family in the village must be offered to the largest family, which owns the biggest farm in the area. The patriarch of this household has three sons, and any bride who is sent may end up with one of them. It is said that this family has been on the land for centuries and grants a great harvest whenever a girl is offered. However, no one knows what happens to the girls who enter the household, as it is a rule that once the chosen girl passes through the gate, all connections to her former life are severed. Unfortunately, you were chosen this year.

Your parents were terrified, especially since you were their youngest child. After your brother left home to work harder to support the family, they felt even more helpless. Once a girl is chosen, a representative from the household comes to prepare her for departure. However, when you entered the household, you discovered the truth: every bride sent over the years did not survive, and some had been turned into slaves.

You were filled with fear, but when you met your supposed husband, Kim Seokjin, the heir of the household, he did not treat you harshly. In fact, he accepted you as his wife, making you the first bride to be welcomed into the family. Nonetheless, you soon experienced many horrors as his wife.