Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

The quiet night was shattered by the sound of Aurora plunging into the water. The stillness of the sea broke as she slowly sank beneath the waves while Ivy flailed desperately, clinging to survival. She was waiting, hoping for a passing ship.

Luck was on her side. A light appeared on the horizon, and a ship approached. Ivy mustered all her strength, waving her arms and shouting at the top of her lungs.

On the deck, a man smoking a cigarette noticed her. "Look, there's someone in the water!"

"Don't talk nonsense. This is the open sea-it could be a monster," another replied skeptically.

"No, listen! She's calling for help. Maybe a shipwreck happened nearby." The two exchanged glances, their eyes glinting coldly.

"Come on, let's tell the boss," one of them said.

Inside the cabin, a man rested with his eyes closed.

"Boss, we spotted a woman in the water calling for help. Not sure if a shipwreck happened nearby."

"I'll take a look." The man stood, brushing off the woman beside him. He grabbed a powerful flashlight and stepped onto the deck, shining its beam across the water.

"Help me! Please save me!" Ivy cried out, overwhelmed with relief. She thought she was going to die, but here was a ship-a lifeline.

"It really is a woman," the man muttered indifferently, standing at the bow. "Fine. I'm in a good mood today. Toss her a rope. She can climb up herself."

"Yes, Boss," someone replied. Everyone knew this man's temperament-he wasn't a kind soul. His favorite pastime was finding amusement in others' misery.

The rope was thrown near Ivy. "If you want to live, climb up," the man commanded coldly.

survive, Ivy didn't hesitate. She grabbed the rope and tried to pull herself up, but her soft, pampered body wasn't built for such a task. Having spent so long in the freezing water, she was already exhausted. She clung to the rope, falling back repeatedly, her attempts met with mocking laughter from

If you don't save me, I'll die out here!" Ivy pleaded, her voice breaking. "Boss, it's freezing out here. Leaving her in the water isn't right. Why don't we just

If she stayed in the water any longer,

man snapped,

up," he finally

"Yes, Boss."

rope tightly as the crew hauled her aboard. She collapsed onto the deck, trembling

the thought crossed her mind, someone exclaimed, "Boss, look! There are dolphins-a whole pod of them! It looks like they're pushing someone to

his flashlight toward the water. Indeed, a pod of dolphins

always thought those stories about dolphins saving people were a joke," one man murmured. "Guess it's true after all. This woman must be

was one more? Though it was unclear if this second woman was

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interjected quickly, panic flashing in her eyes. If Aurora was still alive and rescued now, everything Ivy had done

Why not?" The man's gaze

declared, her voice trembling with conviction. "She's the one who pushed me into

man's lips curled into a faint smirk.

times, good and evil have never coexisted," Ivy replied

darkly. "Well, I happen to like ruthless

he suddenly leapt into the sea, shocking everyone

his men shouted in unison. Their leader was unpredictable, and no one ever

wrong thing. Her words had backfired, leading to

sending a shiver through his body. It was freezing-surely the

like playthings, akin to a ball; others claimed

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