Synopsis

ContentWarning:Thisnovelcontainsmaturethemes,includingexplicitsexualcontent,stronglanguage,andadultsituations.Itisintendedforreaders18+only.Readerdiscretionisadvised.Harukithoughtmarriagewouldbringhimhappiness.HehadbeeninlovewithSatomisincehighschool,andafteryearsofstrugglingtogether,theyfinallybuiltastablelife.Butstabilitycamewithaprice.Satomiwasalwaysbusy.Workbecameherpriority,andHaruki…wasleftbehind.Thewarmthoftheirrelationshipfaded,andintimacybecameadistantmemory.Nightsfeltcolder,thebedemptier—evenwhenshewasrightbesidehim.Lonelinessgnawedathim.TheneverythingchangedwhenSatomi’sfamilyinvitedhimtostayattheirluxurioushome.Thatwasthefirsttimehetrulysawhermother.Kyouko.Beautiful.Elegant.Younger-lookingthanherowndaughter.Andforthefirsttimeinyears,Harukifeltsomethingawakeninsidehim—somethingdangerous,somethingforbidden.Livingunderthesameroof,twolonelysoulscrosspaths.AndasHarukistruggleswithhisemotions,onequestionlingersinhismind:Whathappenswhentheonewhounderstandsyoumost…istheoneyoushouldneverdesire?