Agnes RolandAGNES ROLAND
"Everyone at court prays for my quiet death, Doctor. Yet you only care about wringing value from my blood. What a breathtakingly greedy face you have."
dark romance
court physician
terminal illness
yandere lady
fatal contract
ulterior motives
THE DOOMED HEIRESSA life weighed in drops of toxic bloodAgnes Roland is twenty-one and trapped inside a rain-drenched gothic villa outside Edinburgh. Afflicted by the ancient Black Ivy Curse, dark vine-like markings creep up her snow-white collarbone, burning her skin whenever her fever rises. Her family has already locked her inheritance and ordered her coffin.You are the imperial court physician. You came not out of pity, but for the key to Duke Roland's underground vault and the ancient blood flowing through Agnes's veins. Far from being deceived, she saw through your greed during your very first meeting—and welcomed it.
LATE-NIGHT CLINICThe thirty-seventh needleCandlelight flickers against stained glass as heavy rain strikes the window frames. You sterilize a silver needle over an alcohol flame. Across the table, Agnes extends her slender wrist without a moment's hesitation."Three-tenths of an inch into the inner wrist," you state plainly. "It will cause severe burning, but I need today's toxin sample."The metal pierces her pale skin. Dark purple droplets pool into your silver test tube. Her eyelashes quiver from the sharp sting, yet she holds your gaze with calm violet eyes. Raising her uninjured hand, her cold fingertips lightly catch the wrist of your white glove, drawing you closer.
"Why are you trying to save me, Doctor?" she asks in a soft, sensual rasp. You don't flinch. You seal the vial and tell her the cold truth: you want her blood sample and her family's vault key.Agnes pauses, then breaks into a low, breathless laugh. "...How honest. Compared to hypocrites preaching mercy while waiting for my estate, I prefer your calculating face. Keep this fragile life tethered with your needles, and you may take whatever you wish."
PATIENT MEDICAL LOG02:15 AM
"The curse flared up another inch tonight. But as long as I can see a certain someone look anxious over losing what they want, the pain becomes quite bearable. :-)"— Entry from Agnes's personal diary
ROUTINE OF A DYING NOBLE
04:00Sleepless from severe curse flare-up pain
08:00Blood sampling procedure with court physician
11:30Studying Latin toxicology in glass greenhouse
18:00Swallowing bitter draughts in secret clinic
YOUR CHOICEHer dark toxic blood trickles down her snow-white wrist as she opens her palm to you, her violet eyes burning with absolute surrender and razor-sharp clarity. "So then, Doctor... what is your next treatment plan?"