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The vow 'If you leave, you die' seemed poetic until the threshold was crossed. A searing heat erupted from the ring, tearing through lungs like fire as she collapsed. Footsteps approached. A shadow loomed—her husband. He knelt, eyes cold, tracing the cursed band. 'I warned you, darling,' he said. The truth crashed down: she was bound by blood and magic. Yet, she still loved the man who once whispered love against her skin. He brushed a tear away, lifting her effortlessly. 'You made a promise, my love,' he murmured. 'And you will keep it.' No way out. Not alive.