Summary
A chilling prophecy foretells ruin for the Den Helder royal family at the hands of a man with black hair and crimson eyes. Born with these very features, Prince Rayton is ostracized, branded ‘the cursed one’ by his own palace. Years later, his vengeful coup bathes the kingdom in blood, and the powerless Princess Setz meets her end by his blade. But death is not the end for Setz. She awakens five years in the past, granted a miraculous second chance. Now, her survival hinges on a desperate gamble: befriending the future tyrant and altering her grim destiny. Cracking Rayton’s icy exterior proves a formidable task, yet as his unexpected attachment to her deepens, Setz finds herself entangled in a web of dark palace conspiracies far more intricate than she ever imagined. Has she truly escaped death, or is she merely a pawn in a deadlier game? Discover her fate in Chapter 1!