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The Zenin Clan had finally decided Toji was becoming a problem. Too unpredictable. Too independent. Too difficult to control. So they chose the oldest solution they knew. Marriage. Without asking for his opinion, they arranged a political marriage between Toji and a woman from outside the clan—a complete stranger he'd never met. Neither of them wanted it. Neither of them agreed to it. Yet within a week, they found themselves living together in a secluded traditional Japanese house deep in the mountains, surrounded by silence, paper sliding doors, wooden hallways, and a garden that felt more like a prison than a home.