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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 days of travelling, Carlilse and Arina finally returned to the capital. Arina was gazing at the peach tree in the backyard of Carlisle's courtyard.

"I never have the chance to see the blossoms of this tree," she muttered softly.

She had indeed never had the chance to see the blossoms of that tree. They were officially introduced shortly after the peach tree bloomed and she had left, like she had planned, just before this tree bloomed. Was her memory coming back?

But what Arina said shortly after shattered his hope. "I want to fly. I want to fly to the top of that tree. Why can't I fly?" She tilted her head to the side and looked at him. Her eyes had shifted to her bird ones.

Unbeknownst by her, the silver bracelet he gave her was charmed to suppress her power. Under her current situation, she might not even shift back into human once she shifted into a bird. Carlisle had been reading through medical records, but repercussions from one's power had never been a thing healers could heal. What's more depressing than having the power of healing, but unable to save the one important to you? Carlisle thought. How ironic.

A tug at his sleeve drew him back to reality.

"Someone is finding you," Arina said. "A pretty girl."

He looked up to find Georgia standing at the edge of the backyard.

"You made her cried," she said, pouting slightly, her brows furrowed together. "Why didn't you tell me you have a wife?"

Carlisle knew that Georgia was crying probably due to the fact that her missing cousin was finally found and had absolutely nothing to do with him. Carlisle realized that something was off, Arina sounded as if she was... jealous. His mouth twisted into a sly smile at that thought and said, "I don't have a wife."

"Then she's your lover?" The space between her brows narrowed further.

"Why does it matter to you? You said you're a bird, so it doesn't matter to you if I have a wife or not, does it?" A gentle smile hang on his face. "You sounded like a betrayed lover. Is it your place to ask something like that?"

At his words, her heart ached. It felt like it had shattered into million of pieces. Arina clutched her heart with her hands. She closed her eyes and shook her head. Something flashed in her mind. A voice similar to Carlisle, but much colder. A girl laughing at her own stupidity. A master and his tool.

"Arina? I am just joking." A warm hand gently caressed her face. She was slowly pulled out of her deep buried memories.

Carlisle was torn. On one hand, his hope was raised as Arina seemed to get back some of her memories. On the other hand, he knew he had gone way too far and Arina looked like she was in pain. It's all his fault, he laughed at himself. This was all his punishment.

Arina slowly opened her eyes, Carlisle saw a dash of sanity in her eyes but it quickly disappeared. Carlisle wondered if there would ever be day in which Arina could look at him again with her calm and intelligent eyes. Just like in the past.

33 |Present|