Hate not to meet before marriage

Elara Vance serves as a human shield for Seraphina Hayes, the childhood sweetheart of Caleb Thorne, the underworld prince she married five years ago. Captured for the nineteenth time by one of his former associates, she waits while Caleb negotiates, until a call from Seraphina sends him away. His men finish the rescue and take her to the hospital, where a doctor warns that her crushed rib cage could cause a fatal hemorrhage.

A system tells Elara her mission to save the ruthless crime lord has failed and that all memories of her will be erased within forty-eight hours. Scrolling Seraphina's social media, she finds videos of the house Caleb bought for their wedding, a diamond ring, and a man whose voice matches Caleb's. In her dream, she recalls the ninety-nine bandages he made her retrieve and the confinement that left her claustrophobic.

Waking, Elara watches Seraphina drink the broth meant for her and Caleb scold her for pettiness. Stripped of her maid and doctor, she answers only "Okay," while Caleb insists Seraphina is his true princess.