Reborn as a Mind-Reading Empress
Falling for his warm touch despite his usual coldness, she loved him only to be disappointed and betrayed in the end. When love turns to darkness, it festers to be poisonous and consumes the soul. The naïve Arabella evolved. *** “Thank you for becoming my wife,” was her cold husband’s last words before he died, coupled with a smile that had never before graced his lips. Not on their wedding day. And not even at the birth of their only child. Emperor Ferdinand, someone Arabella loved so much, killed their son. She became a villainess and vowed revenge for her beloved child. For a decade, she used everything she could to make Ferdinand pay. Until finally… he fell to ruin! With her revenge complete, Arabella's life soon ended with her dead husband in her arms. But fate wasn’t done playing with her. All of a sudden, she was back two decades ago right after their wedding. Was it a curse or a blessing? It didn’t matter. Because there is only one thing she needed to do. “I will ruin you in this lifetime too!” This was her hateful promise to herself upon realizing she was reborn. But in her second life, Arabella was unexpectedly bestowed a gift to uncover the truth. Who was wrong and who was right? Only time will tell.
Captive
'Hmm, did I fall asleep again?'
Arabella yawned as she stretched her arms.
She blinked twice when she realized she could not feel the bed on her back nor the sheets covering her. She wasn't even lying down.
'Huh?! Where am I?'
She gasped when she realized she wasn't in Ferdinand's room.
She looked around. She was in a dark humongous hallway, or was this a tunnel? There was not a single window.
Instead of a magic lamp, there were huge torches along the wall, but they were too high up and far apart from each other. The torches were rather dim too.
'Where is this place? How did I end up here?'
Was it part of Ferdinand's palace? It seemed to be underground.
'Wait! I'm not naked, am I?'
She glanced down and thankfully, she wasn't. But she was in a thin white dress. The kind she uses to sleep. And she was barefoot. But she could not feel the ground.
'Is this a dream?'
She tried walking. She truly could not feel the ground.
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