Butterfly_effect

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

"Arina, do you want a slice of cake? It's your favorite." Carlisle smiled as he pushed the plate forward. 


Arina glanced at the plate and then shifted her attention to the plate next to it. That plate held some sweet buns. They were not her favorite, but better than nothing. She would no longer fall for his antics. She was not a dumb bird. She reached out and grabbed a sweet bun from the plate. The chain clanking behind her. She hated the chains. She tugged at the shackle that circled her wrist in annoyance. 


Carlisle's hand covered her hand gently and stopped her hand from tugging at the shackle. Her forearm was also exposed from her struggle. Tiny scars littered both of her forearms. Carlisle saw the scars on her arm and stared at them. Pain seemed to prick at his heart. 


After a moment he finally said, "Don't tug at the shackle. The skin around your wrist is chafed. See, it's all red." 


His hand gently touched the skin around the shackle. The place he touched felt warm, after awhile the redness disappeared. Arina tilted her hand in confusion, the pain was gone too. Every time Carlisle touched her wrist, the pain throbbing over there disappeared. 


"Next time I won't heal you. I will let you bleed to death." He tapped his finger on her forehead. Arina leaned back in response. 


"Your reflex has finally improved. Such an event for celebration," he drawled sarcastically. "Now eat." He placed a slice of red bean cake in her bowl. "Glad you have grown smarter too."


When Carlisle saw that Arina had started eating joyously, he stroked her hair gently. Unbeknownst to him, the sarcastic smile on his face had turned into a gentle smile.


13 |Present|