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Beatrice Da Ville was meant to be the villainess. Arrogant, cruel, and doomed to die. But when a 21st-century woman wakes up in her body, she refuses to meet that fate.

Avoiding execution should have been simple: keep her head down, stay out of trouble, and let the story run its course. But the world refuses to let her disappear. The nobles are always whispering about her, the royal family won’t leave her alone, and worst of all—the cold, calculating Crown Prince keeps watching her like he knows she’s up to something.

But the deeper she gets entangled in the kingdom’s growing tensions, the more she realizes something terrifying. This story was never just about the heroine and villainess. And if she’s not careful, she won’t just die. She’ll play right into the ending that was always meant for her.

If the script won’t let her live, then she’ll just have to rewrite it herself.

The Villainess Refuses to Follow the Script

Beatrice had spent the entire day convincing herself she was fine.

When she stepped out of the study, leaving Francois behind, the weight of his words pressed against her chest like an iron vice.

She had spent so much time calculating, anticipating, preparing for things she thought she knew. But last night had been proof of something far more dangerous than a mere deviation in the story.

She was playing a game without knowing all the rules. And that terrified her.

But fear wasn't something she could afford. Not here. Not in this court that was already waiting for her to stumble

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