supriya_shukla

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

Breakfast at the Arlen estate was not for the faint of heart.

For one, the table was ridiculously long. So long, in fact, that if you sat at one end and whispered a scandalous secret, it would take at least three maids, a footman, and possibly a trained messenger pigeon to deliver it to the other end.

Secondly, everyone in the family was seated like chess pieces—strategically positioned, postures flawless, eyes sharp.

And this morning, amidst all the gleaming silverware and the polite clinking of china, there sat Lyria.

Or rather, the girl who should have been Cecilia Von Arlen.

I could feel it even before the first course was served. The weight in the air. Like every member of my family had been collectively holding their breath since yesterday's interrogation, and today's breakfast was just another battlefield disguised under lace tablecloths and poached eggs.

Breakfast and too many questions