She’s My Wife, So I’ll Protect Her However I Want

"Look at you. Crawling, bleeding and powerless like a degenerate rat." "How pathetic!" “Same damn excuses, just like back then.” “Still so ready to give up.” “Those bullshit feelings made you weak.” “Have you forgotten your vow?” “The promise you swore in blood.” “If you're really him... then rise." “Let the darkness in once again." --- Humanity never gave up being curious, nor did they ever stop seeking far greater strength despite the several obstacles placed before them. If the world had stopped them from growing their cores any further, they found a way to control their mana and make up for that limitation. Yet, when there was no other way left to manipulate mana, some mages eventually found a way to break through those restrictions and attain transcendent power. These mages were the ones granted prestigious titles. In a world where there's no such thing as a pinnacle of strength, and where curious people always find some way to become stronger, there exists a young man who can't even get past his own core rank, let alone reach any of those legendary ranks. Hiding behind masks, Kael is mocked as one of the weakest adventurers of all time. Due to his unique element, no one suspects the truth hidden beneath his harmless appearance. Behind tired eyes and a dull smile lies a man with a past soaked in blood, a nightmare no one could survive, an assassin who once walked through hell itself. After being forced into an arranged marriage with the cold, expressionless tyrant, Seraphina, the Knight Captain of Velhart, Kael never expected anything from her and got even less. She despised him and treated him as worthless. Still, her hatred never broke him for once. Instead, it changed him completely. As Kael began teasing his cold wife with lazy smiles and harmless jests, he never noticed when the distance between them started to disappear, or when the line between simple amusement and genuine affection began to fade away. And for the first time in his life, Kael wanted something more. A peaceful life. Or perhaps... a family. Yet, the world was never kind enough to let him obtain either so easily. Blessed with not-so-good luck, Kael found himself dragged into facing dangerous opponents and deathly situations, some of them human while others were monsters. To achieve the normal life he had begun to desire, he first had to survive these predicaments, one after another. 'The world shall fall apart, why do I care?' As long as he could protect the peaceful life he had found, perhaps nothing else mattered. But when Seraphina finally uncovers the truth, when she realizes the man she once vowed to arrest is the same man she has come to care for, what will she choose? Her unshakable duty, or the husband she was never supposed to love? Would love be enough to bridge the vast chasm between an assassin’s sins and a knight’s sacred oath? Or would it not? _____________ WARNING: This novel contains graphic violence, gore, rape, torture, and assault. However, the MC never violates or rapes women. In fact, he despises such acts. Extra Tags: No NTR (in the main couple), No Yuri, No Yaoi Update Schedule: Once a week. Sunday - 01:00 AM (GMT+8)