I’m Going To Die Trying to Lift The Archduke’s Curse

Summary

I was supposed to die while trying to lift the Grand Duke’s curse. Truly—I had accepted a purification request just to save myself, but instead of salvation, death kept following me. And now, I too have been cursed… with a year left to live.

I want to live.

So when the Grand Duke said, “I will protect you—come to me. Marry me,” I accepted. Our contract marriage was supposed to be a path to survival—for both of us. I vowed to cleanse not just my curse, but his as well.

But then one day, he looked at me with eyes that cut like a blade and asked:

“My lovely wife… was it you who cursed me?”

“…What?”

Frozen under the weight of his gaze, I couldn’t speak. As his lips drew near, pressing into mine with a familiar heat, I could only tremble in silence. My words, like my doubts, were swallowed with his breath.

What kind of nonsense is this?!

Themes:
✨ Mutual Salvation
💫 Curses & Healing
🌞 Bright Heroine × Innocent Hero
⚔️ Good vs. Evil
🌱 Emotional Growth and Redemption