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<p>Book Cover By: SookMayaLeec</p> <p>A gothic fantasy set in a magical version of Eurasia. If you like portal fantasy (isekai), twisted protagonists, magic, and strategy over brute force, this novel is for you!</p> <p>Updates every Wednesday and Thursday unless I have health issues affecting me. Chapters are typically 1k to 1.8k long in the word count.</p> <p>Content Warning: Incest, Torture, Beheading, Misogyny, and Abusive Relationships.</p> <p>Read ahead by five chapters on scribblehub and web novel!</p> <p>General Summary</p> <p>Eighteen-year-old Leila was reading a web novel when her world turned upside down. Taken from her reality and thrust into the world of the book she was reading, the teenager enters a battle of life or death. To the outside world, she is an assassin who is the former fiancee of the crown prince, Cleo. Before being beheaded, he cast aside the woman so he could marry a commoner woman. With her last breath, she begged for vengeance against everyone who betrayed her. Hearing her cries, the teenager takes control of her body and life. She must discover Cleo's hidden magic and take control of the noble family to restore her reputation before facing the prince.</p> <p>Book Two Summary(chapter 1.42 onward): Three months have passed since Leila revealed her true identity to Cleo's forgotten childhood friend, Ezekiel, and then got shunned by the man because of her lies. The teenager has no time to dwell on her misery as a new enemy joins the battle. Cleo's elder brother, Cale, returns with a naïve bride-to-be and a bone to pick with his little sister. People are mad. Leila survived the attempt on her life and moves were being made in the shadows. To make matters worse, her bastard ex-fiancee and mistress is making political moves that put her entire nation in danger of annihilation. The only way to win seems to be Cleo's overwhelming power over others' minds. But it scares the teenager with its sheer power and the parts of her morality and mind it takes with it. A magic that is potent with its seduction to her and others. As a religious group is being drawn to her power, rapidly gaining new supporters who are aware of her true identity.</p>
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