The Union f The SideLined
"In my first life, I was a ghostwriter for others. In this life, I am writing the script for the entire empire."
Reborn into the prestigious but rotting Grand House of Bismarck, Seraphina is relegated to the role of the "useless, mute second daughter." Overlooked by her cold ducal father, tormented by her arrogant half-siblings, and stripped of her rightful status, high society views her as nothing more than a political pawn to be sold to the highest bidder.
Let them look down on her.
Armed with a sharp, analytical mind and complete knowledge of the kingdom's future economic shifts, Seraphina quietly builds an untouchable shadow empire from the dark. From the highly lucrative Velvet Willow Syndicate to the revolutionary high-grade concrete foundries that control the realm's fortresses, she is the invisible hand pulling the strings of the entire economy.
When her greedy family cancels her engagement to a wealthy count and forces her to marry Cedric Vance—the "frail, penniless, and tragic" orphaned Marquis, society laughs at the Union of the Sidelined.
But the joke is on them. Behind closed doors, Cedric is the lethal commander of The Eclipse, the kingdom’s deadliest shadow network.
Two masterminds, one match of convenience, and a shared vow of absolute loyalty. While their families think they are starving in a drafty ruin, Seraphina and Cedric are systematically buying the kingdom piece by piece. When the curtain finally falls, the high aristocracy will realize that the "sidelined" couple they mocked didn't just survive the game of thrones, they rewrote the rules entirely.