Relationship between Raphael and Ophis… Well, let's just say it was like an older sister and a younger sister.
In truth, Ophis was far older than Raphael. Yet Ophis still called Raphael "Big Sister,". Over time, though, it grew into something real—a name she spoke with a trembling, hopeful heart. Even though it began as an act, Raphael slowly became the big sister Ophis never knew she needed.
It's not every day you witness a woman embrace a stranger—a stranger who's not only older than her, but who once tried to murder her only family.
Yet that's exactly what Raphael did.
No way… any ordinary woman would have turned Ophis away, would have cursed her, would have let hatred grow like thorns between them. Yet Raphael, with the gentle stubbornness of a guardian angel, accepted Ophis.
When Ophis finally revealed her cursed life and the secrets she carried like iron chains, she trembled with fear.
Would Raphael recoil?
Would she see Ophis as a monster?
