"I have decided your marriage partner. Ash Lucius Winterton, Marquis of Winterton and lord of the western frontier."Considered the disgrace of the Grand Duke Medelharnis family, Agnes is practically sold off in marriage. Her husband is Ash Lucius Winterton, a powerful marquis who became a vegetable after being attacked by enemies. But perhaps because she was born with a mark associated with a demon, Agnes's suffering does not end there.
"You're a failure. If it weren't for you, your sister could have had much more."
"We've raised you all this time. Now it's time for you to repay us."Everything had been part of her family's scheme. And in the end, she died exactly as they intended.
[...Wait. Can you see me?]The husband she never exchanged a single word with in her previous life appears before her as a ghost.
"What?"
[I have a condition.]
"A condition?"
[Grant me one request. In return, I will protect you and help you escape from the Grand Duke and Duchess until the very end.]Thus begins a contract that puts their souls on the line. A deal between Agnes and her ghostly husband. Can Agnes survive the dangers ahead and finally escape her tragic fate?
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