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In every story, there is a male lead, a female lead and a second male lead. But what about the second female lead? 

Be it the unloved queen of a cold and distant king, the plain bodyguard of the forgotten prince, the evil stepsister of the well-loved genius, the servant who died protecting her lady or the defeated villainess. No one cares about their stories. 

This is the playbook of all forgotten second female leads. 

Volume IV: The Villainess who was defeated by the Gods (completed)
'In every story, there is a villain who has been defeated.  What happens to the defeated villain?'

After Lorelei's plot to overthrow the gods failed, she was stripped of her power and voice. She became a mermaid bound to a lake, with her enemy (the god) keeping guard of her. 
This is a story between a defeated villainess and her enemy.

Volume III: The evil stepsister who has lived through FIVE lives (completed)
'Please let me rest in peace!'

Odette was once an heiress who had it all, be it money, status or fiance. When her perfect stepsister appeared, she realized she was just a villain in this story. 
Odette, being the evil stepsister, was of course killed off halfway through the story. When she opened her eyes again she was reborn, but no matter what she did, she died in the end. 
Having experienced burning on a stake, the guillotine, hanging and stabbing to death, all she wanted now was to die normally after a normal life.


Volume II: Body guard of a forgotten prince (completed)
"You're just my tool. Know your place." 

It's her duty to follow her master's command. Even at the risk of injuring herself or losing her mind. 
It's his right to use her cold-heartedly. Even discarding her when she had become useless. 
She was a bird trapped inside a gilded cage, slowly losing her mind in the process.

Volume I: Rebirth of the unloved, forgotten Queen (completed)
"Let's break off our engagement. I don't want to be Queen anymore. You don't like me anyway."

At twenty, Liana died as she watched her country burned to ashes. 
When she opened her eyes, she was sixteen again. The first thing she planned to do was breaking off her engagement with Prince Sebastian. 
This is her story as a reborn queen.
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A series of inter-related second female leads' stories set in a fantasy historical world. 
Readers can choose volumes they like to start with!

Second Female Leads' Playbook

After some coaxing from Janus, Joanne finally retired to her room. Only Carlisle was left with Arina. Carlisle remained seated at the table in the backyard away from Arina. He poured a cup of tea for himself and began to read the book Janus gave it to him before he left. 


Time passed, the two of them each occupying a corner of the backyard. Slowly, Arina seemed to get used to the presence of an extra person, she began to edge out of her corner. She hopped next to the peach tree and stared intently at the ribbon fluttering at the top. 


Unbeknownst to her, her eyes transformed into a pair of bird eyes. Blue feathers also appeared around her eyes and on her forehead. She looked as if she was wearing a feather mask. Then she shrieked in pain and began to tug at the shackle around her wrist in frustration. 


Carlisle was silently observing Arina took in the scene. He squeezed tightly at the book he was holding and then placed the book down in a controlled manner after taking a deep breath. He wanted to help her. He wanted to rush to her side to save her from pain. But he could not. The tingling pain from the wound Arina inflicted on him acted as a reminder. He took a look at the plate of red bean cake in front of him. 


Arina grew tired from screaming and tugging at the chain that chained her down. The shackle that was made to suppress her shape-shifting power. She must have stolen it from the Manor's prison. It was something to use on criminals, not her. At this thought, pain pricked through his heart again.  


Arina was hugging herself and staring at the chain in annoyance. Carlisle took the plate in front of him and slowly walked towards Arina. She stiffened when she saw him walking to her. All her guards went up when he was still ten steps away. She was about to hop away like birds hopping away from human who walked too close to them. That's when Carlisle stopped getting any closer to her. He slowly squatted down and placed the plate with red bean cake on the floor. He then took a step back. 


"Arina, that's one of your favorites. You must be hungry. You haven't eaten anything all afternoon," he said in a soothing manner with a gentle smile. "I will come visit you again tomorrow. See you tomorrow."


Carlisle was not certain if Arina understood what he said, but at least it's a step to establishing a relationship again. A memory of the distant past appeared in his mind. His smile turned melancholic. What fate.


4 |Present|