Lady Crystal is a Man

作: Nonon

あらすじ

Crystal Loteri is known as the frail youngest daughter of the Loteri family — too sickly to ever leave her private quarters. In truth, Crystal is a man. In this family, the rule is simple: boys either end up dead or become the heir, and Crystal, with neither power nor backing, has only one goal — to escape the Loteri household and live an ordinary life. Raised as a daughter to survive, Crystal has spent years lying low like a ghost. The escape plan was finally within reach when, out of nowhere, came an order to marry. Cornered, Crystal sends a marriage proposal to Duke Pentrin, a powerful noble who stands in political opposition to the Loteris — fully expecting to be rejected. Instead, a letter of acceptance arrives. Crystal flees to Pentrin's northern estate and meets Ilian Pentrin in person: cold, ruthless, and rumored to be utterly merciless. And somehow, they end up married. On their wedding night, Ilian leans in close and whispers the last thing Crystal expected to hear: "Forgive me, my lady… but I'm afraid I'm impotent."