A princess's duty is to be beautiful, quiet, not loud, to be seen and not to be heard, which was how Dahlia lived most of her life. Bound by the expectations of her title, she spent years trying to prove to her father that she was more than just a princess and capable of being more than an ornament in his court but each time she never got the chance. Instead, she was forced into a marriage of convenience with the bravest knight in all the kingdom, Reagan Hawthorne.

Dahlia thought she would use this marriage to escape the brutal crutches of her father and glide out of her cage but Reagan’s cold disdain was an unexpected prison of its own. While he waged wars on distant lands, she stayed behind, holding his household together and protecting the people he seemed to ignore. But Dahlia carried a dangerous secret. By day, she was the perfect wife. By night, she became the "Black Knight," a masked vigilante fighting for justice in the shadows.

Reagan returned, ready to focus on his personal mission: avenging his father’s death. To him, Dahlia was just another pawn in his plans—a spoiled princess he needed to tolerate. But as cracks began to form in her perfect façade, Reagan couldn’t shake the feeling that there was more to his wife than met the eye.

Now, with enemies circling closer and their secrets threatening to collide, Dahlia and Reagan must confront the lies they’ve told themselves and each other. But when masks fall and truths are revealed, will their fragile bond withstand the storm—or will it shatter beyond repair?

One wound. One secret. One night that changes everything.

I stood in front of the mirror, dressed in one of Reagan's shirt but the buttons were loosed. Angry looking scars were all over my body, some on my chest, my abdomen and my breast. The more I stared at the mirror, the more those images from what had happened in the pit slammed inside my mind. Images of me crying as they held me down, the knives digging into my skin, the whip, the screams. It was all too much, it was all too much.


All of a sudden, I wasn't standing in the bathroom anymore. I was back in the pit screaming as they grabbed me, inflicting the worst kinds of pain. I tried to keep quiet, show that it wasn't hurting me but the truth was that it was hurting me. The pain hurts so bad, I couldn't help but scream.


I must have been screaming in real life because the next thing was that I felt someone shaking me while yelling my name.


Chapter 205 - No More Waiting, No More Hiding