Summary
Elaine’s first life ended with the cold kiss of the executioner’s blade, a brutal punishment for daring to defy an unwanted marriage. But fate, it seems, has a twisted sense of humor. Instead of oblivion, she’s thrust five years back in time, granted a second chance to rewrite her tragic destiny. This time, survival is her only creed, and to achieve it, she’ll forge an alliance with the most dangerous man she knows: Count Walt, the merciless Border Lord whose very name strikes fear into the hearts of many. Can a marriage born of desperation and fear truly offer salvation, or will Elaine find herself trapped in a new, even more perilous cage? Read chapter 1 to witness her desperate gamble for a future.