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Cassie Bertarelli dies-
and wakes up inside the fantasy novel she used to obsess over as a teenager.
As the villainess.
Elodie Valmont:
beautiful noble daughter,
professional social disaster,
future dead girl.
According to the story, her role in life is very simple:
obsess over the Crown Prince,
make everyone miserable,
then die dramatically and clear the way for the real heroine.
Elodie decides almost immediately that this sounds deeply embarrassing for everyone involved.
Especially her.
But avoiding the plot becomes a lot harder when the fantasy world around her turns out to be far too interesting to ignore.
Because the kingdom is filled with dragons, glowing gardens, living magic, dangerous politics, impossible creatures, and people who feel far too real to remain side characters in somebody else's story.
And unfortunately for fate-
Elodie has never been very good at standing still while things fall apart around her.
And while the plot twists into something darker and loyalties begin to fracture, Elodie finds herself standing alone between a kingdom that doesn't understand her... and a war that was always coming.
Because this time-
She isn't playing the villain.
She's fighting one.
Content Note:
Slow burn. Sharp tongues.
This story contains strong language, fantasy violence (including magic battles), and occasional references to abuse and neglect.
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