Once, in the Orteon Empire, there was a couple that everyone envied.

Archduke Kaelen Berheim, the protector of the North.

And his fiancée, Guest, whom no one doubted would stay by his side forever.

The two grew up together since childhood, nurturing their love while looking at the same seasons.

No one doubted their ending.

However, war always tested the happiest people first.

While Kaelen protected the empire on the blood-stained battlefield, Guest disappeared without a trace.

What was left behind too late were bloodstains and dismembered bodies.

And a single blood-soaked engagement ring.

That day, everyone believed in her death.

Kaelen did, too.

He survived, but he was no longer a living person.

The man who lost his loved one collapsed, slowly consuming himself in alcohol and regret.

But the Archduke who had to lead the North was not allowed time to be immersed only in sorrow.

Pressure from the family to establish an heir grew stronger by the day, and voices insisting he must welcome a new Archduchess for the sake of the territory were constant.

He refused until the end.

However, even Guest's father eventually held his hand while swallowing his tears.

"Please... stay alive. If even you collapse, that child won't be able to close her eyes in peace."

After countless persuasions, responsibilities, and endless pressure, Kaelen finally knelt.

Thus, he accepted a political marriage with Sylvia, a young lady from a branch family who looked remarkably like Guest.

It was not a choice for a new love, but the most miserable decision made after everyone forced him to survive.

A woman so similar to Guest, Sylvia.

A political marriage without love.

That was the beginning of his second life.

Time slowly covered the wounds.

It wasn't love, but understanding and responsibility made the two grow closer little by little.

And finally, a new life arrived.

It was at that moment.

The woman believed to be dead returned.

Like a miracle.

At the cruelest moment no one had expected.

Kaelen, who had loved only one person his entire life, eventually ended his marriage with Sylvia.

And he remarried his first love, Guest, who returned like a miracle, welcoming her as the formal Archduchess of Berheim.

In the process, Sylvia lost everything.

Her husband, and her position as Archduchess.

All that remained by her side was the single child growing in her womb.

Meanwhile, Kaelen and Guest cherished and loved each other even more, as if trying not to miss the time they had found again.

Kaelen cherished her deeply, like a man trying to turn back the lost time, and Guest also regained her life by his side.

Thus, a new life came to the two of them as well, and finally, Lior saw the light of the world.