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.

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

climb up. Please, help me! I fell off my ship by accident, and it's already sailed away. If you don't save me, I'll die out here!" Ivy pleaded, her voice breaking. "Boss, it's freezing

If she stayed in

talk too much," the man snapped, glaring at

her up," he

"Yes, Boss."

She collapsed onto the deck, trembling but alive. She couldn't stop herself from thinking that Aurora must be dead by

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

man shone his flashlight toward the water. Indeed,

a joke," one man murmured. "Guess it's true after all. This woman must be lucky-seems

saved one person. What was one more? Though it was unclear if this second woman was

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

The man's gaze

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

The man's lips curled into a

times, good and evil have never

I happen

into the sea, shocking everyone

unison. Their leader was unpredictable,

realizing she might have said the wrong thing.

man like a slap, sending a shiver through

close to her, parting only as he approached. Stories of dolphins saving humans had circulated for years, with scientists offering various theories: some said dolphins treated humans like playthings, akin to a ball; others claimed dolphins instinctively protected pregnant women, mistaking

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