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**The Pact of Blood** The Akamura and Yamazaki clans, sworn enemies for generations, stood broken. Too many graves, too much heat. To silence the war, an ancient deal was resurrected: a marriage between heirs. Ryu-na Akamura, daughter of the man Shinjen once buried. Symbolic peace? To Shinjen, a cage. To Rina, punishment. Neither wanted it, but both needed it. He sought political legitimacy; she sought protection from those who saw her as collateral. A deal built on hate, silence, and unadmitted fascination. **The Wedding** The temple was eerily quiet. Lanterns flickered against lacquered wood, their golden glow trembling. Outside, cameras clicked, reporters whispering of a “modern truce” between dynasties that once burned Tokyo red. Inside, beneath crimson archways, Rina stood in a h…