Summary:
I ended up becoming the child bride of a duke’s family that gets completely wiped out ten years later.
The problem?
This family is hiding a huge secret. They’re actually fox beastfolk, demon hybrids.
Their true identity gets exposed, they’re branded as heretics by the temple, and boom. Public execution awaits them.
And if the whole family gets executed, do you think I, the daughter in law, would survive?
Yeah. No way.
My head would roll right along with theirs.
“This is so unfair! I’m not even a beastfolk or anything. I’m just a totally normal human!”
But running away right now would be insane.
I’m a powerless, broke little girl. Even if I ran, I’d just end up as a homeless beggar.
So instead, I’ll use my knowledge of the original story, make some money on the side, secretly stash it away, and then prepare my escape.
I know they’re fox beastfolk, but I have zero intention of reporting them.
If my husband suddenly turns into a fox and whimpers, I’ll pretend I saw nothing.
If my father in law disappears regularly, I’ll act totally clueless.
I’ll be the most oblivious daughter in law ever.
But then…
Are these people really demon hybrids?
“Well, we’re family. If our daughter in law wants it, of course we should do it.”
“W wife… is it okay if we sleep holding hands tonight?”
This doesn’t feel like bias or rose colored glasses.
They’re genuinely kind. Innocent. Way too nice.
I can’t stop thinking about my husband’s fluffy little fox paws.
Just imagining these people dying makes my chest ache.
“…Yeah, no. I’m screwed. I got attached.”
I don’t think I can abandon them and run away anymore.
“…Fine. Forget the original story.”
Who cares about the plot or the original protagonist?
I’ll protect my father-in-law and my husband.
A future where demon hybrid heretics win?
Let’s go for it.
“Don’t you think it’d be better to dress up a bit if you want to impress your wife? You should lose the glasses too.”
“Father, you just don’t understand Rayleigh’s tastes.”
“Tastes?”
“I need to look as pitiful as possible… so she’ll never be able to leave me alone.”
With a vicious smile that didn’t look pitiful at all, the predator’s face was revealed. Something he’d never show his wife.
A dangerous, beast-like aura seeped out of him.
