(from ebookjapan):

Maria is a beautiful girl with a big scar on her body. She has been cursed by her father to be a messenger of the devil, and her heart has been weakened by deaths of her many boyfriends. Maria is also an orphan, but she is also given a mysterious gift: a large sum of money is transferred to her from a Swiss bank every month.

One day, Maria's best friend Anne invites her to a villa on the Côte d'Azur, where she meets Anne's brother, Charles, and falls in love with him. Although she sensed fate, she was afraid of making him unhappy, but Charles' strong feelings for her did not change, and they were married.

However, when they arrived in Scotland, the destination of their honeymoon, an unbelievable series of facts were revealed to them...

This is a masterpiece that shows the skill of Masako Watanabe, a master of gothic horror. A short mystery romance "Crawling Hair" set in New York is also included in this collection.