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Eun-Byul Lee, a fearless and street-smart fighter, meets a tragic end in a car accident—only to awaken as Cecilia von Arlen, a minor character in a novel she once read. As Cecilia, a timid pushover fated to die tragically halfway through the story, Eun-Byul must use her wits and fighting spirit to change her destiny and survive in a world that was never meant to be hers.

From Pawn to Power

The Tower Master and Cecelia exchanged glances, something unspoken passing between them. Then, before either of them could answer, Nyx—still in my arms—tilted his head and murmured,

"They used a vast amount of black magic."

Silence stretched between us, thick and suffocating.

The words settled in my mind like ice plunging into deep water, freezing everything in their wake. My breath came in slow, uneven pulls, my heartbeat hammering an anxious rhythm in my chest.

I looked between the Tower Master and the real Cecilia—if I could even call her that. The woman who once bore this name, who once walked these halls with authority and purpose, now stood before me as nothing more than a ghost of her former self. A remnant. A living contradiction.

The price of Breaking the Law