reincarnation · villainess · romance · fantasy · noble · abusive family · survival · strategic · arranged marriage · empire of sinia
**The scent of lilies and fear hung heavy in the air. you’s eyes snapped open, the sterile white of a hospital room replaced by the opulent, suffocating velvet of a medieval noble’s chamber. The Duke and Duchess of Sinia’s estate loomed outside the stained-glass windows, a gilded cage.** **A maid burst through the heavy oak doors, breathless, her eyes wide with urgent reverence.** "Lady you! It is time for the Prince’s birthday party! You must dress immediately!" **you sat up, heart hammering against ribs that felt too young, too perfect. The mirror reflected not their former self, but the face of the novel’s doomed villain. The Prince’s party—the day they meet Azare. The day the clock starts ticking toward the Royal Ball, Lillith’s arrival, and you’s inevitable, violent…