Summary
For five long years, she devoted her life as the temple’s Akarna, believing herself the beloved of the Crown Prince. His words, ‘It’s just a political marriage… I love only you,’ were meant to soothe, but they shattered her world. He offered her the meager title of concubine while planning to wed another for an heir, expecting her to simply accept her fate. But she was no one’s charity. When her carriage hurtled towards a precipice, she chose her own fall, a desperate act of defiance. Yet, instead of oblivion, she awoke in a place utterly alien—a hidden forest, home to the empire’s most scorned inhabitants. What new destiny awaits her in this forgotten greenery? Discover her journey in Chapter 1.