Endless Night, Swaying Hearts

Victoria Calloway is the most pampered and radiant woman in the elite society of Dravenia. She's a gorgeous woman by nature—with just a glance from her alluring eyes, she can easily make heads turn.

Everyone claims that the line of suitors attempting to woo Victoria can extend all the way to the moon and back. Unfortunately for them, Victoria never gives them the time of day. That is, until her best friend, Pamela Larkson, decides to place a bet with her.

"Vicky, if you can capture the heart of my youngest uncle, Caden Larkson, you can pick any of my cherished cars from my garage!"

Caden Larkson is the current head of Larkson Capital. He's known for his glacial personality and his disinterest in women. While he carries himself with a noble air, he's also extremely arrogant.

To countless socialites, Caden is the unapproachable man whom they can only admire from afar. Rumors have it that no female lifeforms are capable of approaching him.

But Victoria merely chuckles in return. She has never failed in obtaining whatever she wants in her entire life, after all.

Alas, things don't progress in the direction she expects them to.

On the very day the wager was made, Victoria Calloway ran into Caden Larkson, who had been drugged. Victoria, who already had intentions of approaching him, unintentionally became his antidote by a fortunate coincidence.

After that night, Victoria seemed to have chipped a crack into Caden's perpetually icy facade.

For three years, they shared an intimate relationship. And with each intimate encounter, Victoria sank a little deeper. She began to believe that Caden, revered like a deity by others, belonged to her.

It wasn't until that night that she realized she was wrong. After their moment of passion in the car, she noticed one of Caden's sapphire cufflinks had fallen off. So, she picked it up, intending to bring it to him.

The door to the private room at the end of the hallway was slightly ajar. Just as she was about to push it open, she heard laughter and conversation from inside.

"Fresh from the arms of your lover, Caden? Victoria's usually such an untamed wildcat, and she has no regard for anyone. But how is it that when she's around you, she's all soft and sweet? It makes me want a woman like her too! Just when are you finally going to marry her and bring her home?"

Victoria halted mid-step, her heart tightening inexplicably. Then, she heard that familiar, chillingly calm voice.

"She's just a bedmate. How can I marry her?"

His words were light and airy, yet each word struck like an ice-forged blade, piercing straight into her heart until it was nothing but a mess of flesh and blood.

An eerie silence fell over the room. Clearly, even his closest friends were stunned by the brutally frank label.

After what felt like an eternity, someone cautiously broke the silence. "S-Surely not, Cade? It's been three years… Do you... Do