Silver_Blond

“You loved me once. And still, you let me die.”



Framed for treason.
Betrayed by her sister.
Executed by the prince she once called hers.

Elara Vael was the empire’s fallen crown princess—until she woke up five months before her death.

Now, reborn with every memory of betrayal burning in her veins, she returns to the court not as a naive girl, but as a queen of vengeance.

 Cold. Calculating. Unforgiving.



She’ll play their game better than before. She’ll smile at her enemies while planning their ruin.

At her side: Cladus Rhain, the loyal knight who never left her.
In her path: Auren Thalor, the prince who sentenced her—and now can’t stop chasing the ghost of the woman he lost.

This time, Elara won’t go quietly.

Because Your Majesty, I Remember Everything.

Your Majesty, I Remember Everything

Scene I: Serina and Auren, in her private solar

She poured him wine herself. Rare. Red. Spite-aged.

"You've returned to form," she said. "It suits you."

"Oh darling," Auren purred, "I never left. I just got sentimental. Temporary madness."

"We're building something," Serina whispered. "Maelric will clear the throne."

"And you want me to keep it warm?"

"You'll have power. Autonomy. The Empire behind you."

"You were made for this, Auren. To manipulate. To lead through smiles. Through blood."

Scene II: Elara and Cladus, at Rhain's hidden war table

"She'll come for you next," Cladus said. "Serina doesn't like pieces she can't control."

"Then let's remind her I'm not a piece," Elara murmured. "I'm the one flipping the board."

They pressed the first pin into a new map.

Scene III: Auren alone, outside Serina's chamber

He ran his fingers along the necklace hidden beneath his collar.

Elara's crest. Burned into the pendant.

"…they'll die before they see it coming."

Chapter 35: The Devil’s Offer and the Fool’s Smile