The Villainess Empress Lives Again:This Time, I’ll Protect the Heroine

I was the Empress—cold, cruel, and hated by all.

They called me a tyrant. A murderer.

And in the end… they executed me.



But fate gave me a second chance.

This time, I woke up not at the end… but at the beginning. Before the palace. Before the blood.

Before I ever laid a hand on her.



Elisse—the heroine of this cursed empire, the girl I destroyed out of envy.

In this life, I’ll save her.

Even if it means being hated again.

Even if it means changing the game we were born into.



But something is wrong.



The crown prince looks at me like I’m his savior.

The knight captain swears to protect only me.

The villain I once feared kneels at my feet.

And Elisse… she won’t leave my side.



They were supposed to love her.

Why are they all turning toward me?





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