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Imagine waking up as the villain in your sister's cheesy fantasy novel. Yeah, not ideal, especially when that villain is destined for hatred, and a grim end in some forgotten dungeon. That's Astrid's new reality. Her old life? Gone. Her new mission? Survive. And step one means throwing the original script out the window.

But changing fate is way harder than it sounds. In a desperate move, Astrid makes the story's heroine, Lyra, her personal maid. Clever, right? Except teaching Lyra magic and treating her like, well, a person, backfires spectacularly. Lyra's gratitude twists into something intense, dark, and possessive.

And she's not the only one. Astrid tries mending fences with her powerful aunt, only to find herself smothered by a love that feels dangerously close to madness. Even her ambitious half-sister, originally her rival, gets weirdly attached after Astrid shows her a bit of warmth and helps her gain power using some modern-world smarts.

Astrid thought she was being clever, building alliances, creating intelligence networks, rewriting roles. She is changing the story, but it's warping everyone around her. Their loyalty? It's becoming obsession. Their affection? A dangerous fixation.

Now, Astrid isn't just fighting the plot. She's drowning in a mess of her own making – caught between people who crave her, tangled in lies and affections twisted way out of shape. Everyone wants her, and sharing isn't remotely on their agenda.

Princess’s Struggle for Survival

Inside the Elizabeth Academy of Magic, in a dessert shop called Ingrid, a silver-haired, red-eyed girl sat by the window, propping her cheek with one hand, her long, delicate black silk-clad legs gently crossed under the table.

As the weather warmed, the thickness of the silk had noticeably decreased compared to winter.

The overlapping of her legs made her knees slightly reveal a flesh tone, while the black silk on her calves appeared more glossy and bright, looking particularly enticing.

"Does Lyra really enjoy reading knight novels?" Astrid glanced out the window and asked softly.

This dessert shop was the oldest in the academy, having been in business for over a hundred years.

It was said that the Arcanist level mage Fanya and the Frostfall Knight Hughes first met here. Both being of common birth, they had to share a table, which led to the later romantic tale.

"How far can Miss Lyra go for this so-called liking?”