The light of my wish, taken away by you.Secretly and fiercely, the wish flickers.Five tales of jealousy reflected in your eyes.

Read The Genius Assassin's Second Life at The AcademyVan, the most feared assassin alive, was the scourge of every mage. Serving his closest friend, the prince, he cut down countless sorcerers in the war for the throne. Though hailed as "the strongest," Van possessed no magic of his own.Armed only with his unrivaled knowledge of magic and a unique combat style that needed none, he ended the blo*** conflict, all to crown his friend as king and protect his people, the world's only magicless race, despised and oppressed.But his reward was the cruelest betrayal. His family slaughtered, Van himself executed at his best friend's command.When he next opens his eyes, it is ten years in the past.Given a second chance, Van swears never to repeat the same fate. His new path: to climb to the top of the magic academy, without wielding a single shred of magic.Thus begins the tale of an assassin reborn, a man with no magic who dares to challenge a world ruled by it.

No dating experience at all— yet secretly, Count’s daughter Marianne LeBlanc writes romance novels with remarkable skill. “Don’t you get tired of this author? The clichés are obvious and there’s no sense of reality.” One day, shaken by a reader’s cutting critique, she decides to create a truly adult romance and attends a masquerade ball notorious for its decadence. There, she unexpectedly falls under a hypnotic spell that sets her body ablaze. Her near-misstep? None other than Crown Prince Lucius! Worse yet, that single kiss passes the enchantment on to him. Only two ways can break the spell: wait for the magic to fade through light, teasing touches, or end it all at once—by spending the night together. Now, in a tingly cohabitation with the Crown Prince, can Marianne craft a romance that finally feels real?