punzygracy

ON HIATUS: Hello! I am taking a small break from this story because of irl stuff, will continue this from April 2025 onwards! Exactly a month later!

"Be my Empress Selena..." His emerald eyes looked at her with a pleading look. She started to soften after seeing him plead so earnestly but she reminded herself that she didn't want this! She didn't want to be an Empress! Most importantly he lied and then disappeared! Now he has the audacity to come looking for her! 
"Get out." She pointed at the door and then at him. 
He grabbed her hand and pulled her towards himself. "You can't get rid of me. You know how stubborn I am."

Ming Yue was an ordinary office worker when she went into a novel she used to read, a steamy romance between Clara, the innocent illegitimate daughter of a count and the cold Northern Duke. Was she the heroine? No. Was she a side character? No. She was the damned villainess everyone hated! 
Being a former doormat she decided to embrace the villainhood in this life and live life on her terms. A leisurely life was what she wanted, maybe face-slapping her ex-fiance, the Northern Duke every now and then... But that all changed when she met him... Alex. She hired him to be her partner, but he intended to make that contract last a lifetime. She had no room to say no because he was the Crown Prince! Soon to be the Emperor!

The Villainess' Husband For Hire

Alex still had some time before the goods delivery was scheduled to take place. The mission, as it turned out, was for a significant shipment, and the organisers had started recruiting people a full month in advance. That left him with time to kill before the actual operation.

For now, Selena was in no rush to meet Nicholas again. The fire and determination she'd carried after their previous encounter had waned, the weight of exhaustion and the lingering fear had a big effect on her. She could not get her mind off of it.

Their last meeting had shaken her, leaving her nerves raw and her resolve unsteady. Though she knew she would eventually have to make the journey north, she wasn't eager to face him just yet.

"I'll leave in a few days," she muttered to herself, tapping her fingers against the balcony railing. "There's no harm in resting a little before then."

I'm Not Looking!