Io’s Cursed Betrayal Novel

Io, an eighteen-year-old working alongside her father in a paddy field, dreams of attending the Chinese Hanami celebration to find friendship. Instead, she meets Draco, son of the town's General, and falls for him despite her naivety. Though promised to another, Draco courts Io while fighting for the right to choose his own bride. His magical mother, whom he trusted, manipulates events and destroys his efforts. When Io discovers his betrayal, she flees. After Draco learns of his family's treachery, he pursues Io, and they reunite briefly before she discovers the truth. In her fury, Io accidentally harms him, and they are permanently separated. Discovering her pregnancy, Io informs Draco's family of the child. His mother curses her for one thousand years to become a monster, denying her love, her child, and life itself. Upon Io's death, those affected by her anger will reveal the journeys caused by it, transforming the world she will never inhabit.