My First Love Died, Now My Step Uncle Wants Me

Sheisanorphanwithnobloodtiestohim,callinghim'younguncle',yetheregardsherashispossession.Heistheheirtoapowerfulfamily,theall-powerfulCrownPrinceofElysianCity,yetforher,helaysaninescapabletrap,meticulouslyplottingeverymove.FromthemomentshesteppedintotheRhodesFamilytenyearsago,herfatewasalreadysealed.Whensheisbulliedandseeksrevenge,heimpassivelyindulgesherinhervengeance.Havingbeenalonesincechildhood,sheyearnsforaffection;heweavesaweboflove,lettingherfallandloseherselfwithinit.Littledidheexpectthatoneday,hispossessionwouldescapehiscontrol...Thepersonshelovesissomeoneelse!Hetransformsintoademon,corneringher,“NinaWynn,youdaretolovesomeoneelse?”NinaWynndaresnotlookhimintheeye,“Youaremynominalyounguncle,Idarenotloveyou.”Hepressescloser,“Isit'don'twantto'or'don'tdare'?”———Later,asnightfalls,TheValorianCrownPrinceholdsthetreasureinhisarms,hiseyesbloodshot,paranoidyethelplessashebegsher,“Nina,don'tstoplovingme.”