Villainess Unbound

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She was meant to fade into the background—until she rewrote the ending.



Delphia Vosswell was supposed to be a forgotten side character in someone else’s happily-ever-after. Cast aside by her fiancé, ridiculed by the court, and labeled a villainess, her future was meant to be one of quiet disgrace.



But when a woman from another world awakens in Delphia’s body, everything changes. Armed with sharp intellect and a will of steel, she refuses to be a footnote in someone else’s story. With wit, charm, and careful strategy, the new Delphia begins to reclaim her name—and reshape the world around her.



Yet as she carves a new path for herself, one man complicates everything.



Archmage Zypher Thorne—clever, unreadable, and unexpectedly kind—sees through the masks she wears. What begins as a wary alliance deepens into something far more dangerous: a bond she hadn’t planned for, and a tenderness that threatens to unravel her carefully guarded heart.



But love was never part of her plan… and neither were the forces working against her from the shadows.



In a world of secrets, masks, and manipulation, Delphia must decide what she’s truly willing to risk—not just for power, but for something far more fragile: trust.