Hold Her Tighter So She Wouldn’t Run Away

“You can’t run away from me. Never.” The harsh cold sweeps through the North. The Grand Duke of the Principality of Phaenyx, Theo de Luache. He was called ‘mu*derer’, ‘War Demon’. Everyone feared his ruthlessness and refused to be by his side. But now he has a bride-to-be. A woman from a small southern island, not even on the map. A year later, she will meet her death as a sacrifice to the Empire. Unaware of this, she was sold to the merciless Grand Duke, Theo. Theo didn’t care if his wife was a sacrifice. She would eventually leave him out of fear. She wouldn’t last even a year and would run away. His life was always solitary. “Theo. Shall we go for a walk?” But she doesn’t seem to think of running away. She doesn’t fear him and stays by his side. With such a pure, clear smile…… Can she really look at me like this? No, this won’t do. I must bind her tightly to the Principality, keep her by my side forever. I must kill those who intend to offer her as a sacrifice. I must make her even more scared so she can never escape from here. But first, I must take a walk with her. Because she likes it.