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.

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

her voice breaking. "Boss, it's freezing out here. Leaving her in the water isn't right. Why don't we just pull her up?" one of the crew, a

the cold. If she stayed in the water any longer, she'd freeze to

much," the man snapped, glaring at the

up,"

"Yes, Boss."

hauled her aboard. She collapsed onto the deck, trembling but alive. She couldn't stop herself from thinking that Aurora

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

his flashlight toward the water. Indeed, a

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

should we help her?" another asked. They'd already saved one person. What was one

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her!" Ivy 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 shifted to

woman!" Ivy declared, her voice trembling with conviction. "She's the one who pushed me into the sea. Someone that cruel

into a faint smirk. "You don't

Since ancient times, good and evil

"Well, I

that, he suddenly leapt into

unison. Their leader was unpredictable,

thing. Her words had backfired, leading to the

hit the man like a slap, sending a shiver through

a ball; others claimed dolphins instinctively protected pregnant women, mistaking them for their own kind. Whatever the reason, dolphins were intelligent and mysterious creatures. The man couldn't help but feel curious about the woman

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