Eternal Thief

However, the worse part came when, with a perplexed expression, Ace told her about Eva bound her life with his with a special devil raceʼs ritual called the Devilʼs Love which was a sort of marriage ceremony. 

Alina felt she fell into an abyss the moment she heard it, and her aura turned on like a raging tidal wave, startling Ace, and his word came to a stop right when he was about to tell her sealing Eva. 

Alinaʼs eyes were filled with despair and killing intent as her aura was at her peak yet extremely chaotic. She was clenching her fist as she uttered with clenched teeth, ”S-she tricked you into marrying her!?” 

Ace found it quite disturbing to see this terrifying reaction. She seemed even more excessive than Eva when she learned about the women in the Thief House. But he felt guilty as well and felt he owes her an explanation. 

ʼWhy is dealing with women so difficult?ʼ Ace thought bitterly and even regrets telling her the truth now. But he knew he had to tell her the truth, or this spell an even bigger disaster for him when she learned from someone else or, worse, met Eva!

But first, he had to calm her down, ”Well, she indeed tricked me. Since I was still too naïve at that time and I didnʼt know much about these rituals at all. But she didnʼt harm me, but just bound her life with me at the expense of if I died, she died as well, and if she died, nothing would happen to me. She has done that on her instincts because of a peculiar factor of my cultivation technique.” 

Ace bitterly told her about that blasted charm of his!