For seven years, Elaris Vaughn Sterling believed marriage meant enduring pain. Behind the doors of a perfect home hid bruises no one ever saw. Every apology from her husband came with another wound, every promise ended with another sleepless night. Yet she stayed, hoping that one day the man she loved would finally change. Until the night he killed her. As her blood stained the white wedding gown she had refused to throw away the same gown she wore on the happiest day of her life she whispered one final wish. "If love truly exists... let me find it in another life." She expected death... Instead When she opened her eyes. She’s wearing the very same wedding gown, standing before the altar of an ancient empire where thousands had gathered to witness the wedding of the kingdom's most feared ruler. Everyone called her "The Wishful Bride." The bride chosen by the Moon. But there was one problem. The emperor looked at her with hatred... ...as if she had already betrayed him. She had never met him before. Or so she thought.

“I don’t repeat myself,” Azrik Solvane said, his voice cold enough to fracture bone. “You don’t belong in my world.” Maybe he was right. Serenith Liorael Vancea Delythra—now known as Serenith Liorael Del Rosario—thought she was just an intern. One of the lucky few chosen from the Philippines for a prestigious opportunity in Russia. She believed she was stepping into her future. She didn’t know she was walking straight back into her past. Half Filipina, raised to stand her ground and never bow to anyone, Seren isn’t the kind of woman who breaks easily—especially not for men like him. And Azrik Solvane? He isn’t just a man. He is power. Control. Fear. In his world, no one questions him. No one defies him. And no one dares to look him in the eye— Until her. “Ang kapal naman ng mukha mo,” she mutters under her breath, her voice laced with quiet rebellion. He doesn’t understand the words. But he understands the fire. And he wants it. He wants to own it. Break it. Consume it. But obsession is a dangerous game. Because for the first time in his life, Azrik Solvane isn’t the one in control. In a world where love is a weapon and silence means survival, will Seren escape the man destined to destroy her? Or will she be the one to make the Devil of Moscow kneel?