I cannot read this and I want any young girls reading this to know that THIS IS NOT OKAY. IT IS DOWNRIGHT CREEPY. Even if the act was consensual, the branding + forced marriage thing is something that happened back in ancient times where the woman was forced to marry her r*pist. The lack of agency given to her is ugly.
(for those saying it was consensual, in a lot of jurisdictions, removal of contraceptive during the act is also referred to as s*xual assault and this has a similar consequence because she didn't expect to be bound by a casual fling, and not to mention the disrespect to her privacy and literally branding her holy hell)
This is horrifying. At this point, Lidi should consult her dad and then run away to another country forever and save herself from this mess. It has far reaching consequences later in life. If you don't match at a personal, emotional level, no amount of physical intimacy will save you from the hell this marriage is going to be.
RUN LIDI RUN!!
Also I have no idea why the author is trying to perpetuate these kinds of biases about hymen etc. - I thought it was a cute and smutty enemies to lovers story but...turns out the ML is running for the big bastard crown.