In This Life, You’re the Dog

She gave everything to save her kingdom: her husband, her child, her very life, all sacrificed as the emperor’s mistress. Yet, her reward was betrayal and ruin. Now, seven years in the past, she awakens with a burning vow: to dismantle the empire and exact vengeance upon the treacherous emperor and empress who orchestrated her downfall. As she navigates the dangerous world of rebels, a chance encounter with the deposed crown prince threatens to expose her. But instead of fear, a new plan ignites: she will make him her first, most dangerous ‘hunting dog.’ Can she master this volatile prince, tear down an empire from within, and survive the razor-sharp edge of a romance caught between warring imperial forces and desperate insurgents? Uncover the beginning of her ruthless quest in Chapter 1.