The Grand Duke of the North, cursed to endure the bitter cold while guarding the empire from monsters, was rumored to be a heartless beast. But when Zerdia enters a political marriage with him, she discovers instead a man of deep warmth and tender devotion, and she falls in love for real.

But while the Grand Duke was away to subjugate monsters, Zerdia contracted an illness from the northern chill that began to freeze her heart. Unaware that she was pregnant, she took medicine, and that was the beginning. The beginning of the collapse of her relationship with her husband.

After she miscarried and became unable to bear children, Enux, piling misunderstanding upon misunderstanding, dragged his dying body away, declaring he never wished to see her again, and left the ducal castle…

Several months later...

“You know… I must have loved you so much, I ended up becoming a fool.”

Enux returns, having forgotten the pain of their past. Zerdia realizes this is her chance to break his curse.

“Welcome home.”
“I’m back, my wife.”

As they reunite, the harsh winter returns, colder yet somehow warmer than before. Enux’s silver hair glimmers in the sunlight, and his blue eyes hold a gentle warmth. Zerdia smiles brightly at him.

"Enux, I love you..."

If you’ve lost your memories, I’ll fill them with happiness. I’ll leave behind only the memories of being loved, and then I’ll go–before my remaining year of life runs out.

Just as hope seems out of reach, Enux coughs ominously.

"Cough!"
"Enux! Are you alright?"
"It’s strange, Zerdia. The cough won’t stop. There’s even blood... I can’t die and leave my wife behind."

Seeing him joke through his pain, Zerdia’s eyes fill with tears.

"I’ll save you. So... let’s go home, to our home."
"Mm."

Original Novel:
Chapters: Naver Series, KakaoPage, Bomtoon
Volumes: Naver Series, KakaoPage, BookCube

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