**This Beast Never Sleeps** Adele, the infamous villainess who married an old marquis to rise in status, killed him, and then blinded by lust, seduced her stepson?! Now, in a grand ballroom where no one welcomes her, she crosses paths with the most sought-after man of the era, Count Weiss… But he is none other than Chris, the ragged boy she abandoned long ago? The once tearful and delicate boy has now grown into a dangerous man, approaching her without hesitation.