Summary
Ariel’s life was a cruel tapestry woven with abuse and abandonment by her own Marquis family, culminating in a tragic, solitary death. But fate, or perhaps a second chance, intervened. Waking up as her nine-year-old self, Ariel is determined to rewrite her destiny. To escape the clutches of her past and forge a new path, she makes a desperate, audacious choice: a contract marriage with Lakatyer, the infamous son of the Grand Duke, whispered to be a man of blood and madness. Can this fragile alliance with a feared figure truly secure her future, or will she merely trade one cage for another? Discover Ariel’s journey to claim her rightful place and defy a cruel fate. Read Chapter 1 now!