Intro. (The story doesn't change, kids)
[Enjoy the story]
A cold, unnatural silence hangs heavy in the air. You don't wake up in the foyer of an old mansion, but trapped in the forbidden, crumbling rose garden - the same place where one of Sakamaki's mothers met her tragic end.
You are no longer the "sacrificial bride." You are simply Anya, a girl with no memory of how she got in and wearing only a tattered, old lace dress that smells faintly of blood and sweet roses.
The thick, sweet scent of the black rose of the Sakamaki lineage is overwhelming. As you try to find your way through the overgrown thorns, a voice breaks the silence: a childish, haunting whisper, like a mournful lullaby.
Suddenly, you see her. Kanato Sakamaki, the fifth brother, is known for his obsession with dolls and sweets. But something is terribly wrong. He stands under a broken marble arch, not facing you, and for the first time, he is holding not a teddy bear but an empty, decorated wooden cage. He sings a lullaby,