Chapter One: A Promotion From Manager to Grand Duke

The Prince's Lover, was a passionate romance novel.

The female lead is the beautiful daughter of a minor nobility. A Baron who had earned his position from the countryside. Her father had married a lady, as her mother died in an accident 7 years after her birth.

The stepmother was an ambitious lady, and was quite cruel to the female lead, as she isn't her own flesh and blood and only related to her via marriage. She treated her like a maid, a house servant. The treatment only got worse after her stepmother had called her two children to come live in their home, from a previous marriage.

Avoiding her stepsiblings and her stepmother's watchful gaze, she met the male lead, who was the crown prince during her excursion in town, running errands. The crown prince was ended up in that place because he was chased out of the palace due to his circumstances. As the two met, they fell for each other. One was literal because she had bumped and ran against him and fell on her bottom on the ground. The male lead helped her get up and the two locked eyes, effectively captivating one another.

After their trials and tribulations, the two eventually got married and became the Emperor and the Empress, and got their happy ending. The Graniel Empire in which they ruled, thrived immensely during their reign. Everyone in the Empire of Graniel was relatively happy.

Except for a single person. The villain of the story.

In the northern part of the Graniel Empire, lies the land of Permafrost. In there, resides the Grand Duke of the Graniel Empire, who was exiled after being branded a traitor in his failed attempt at staging a coup d'état against the royal family.

And that is where my character's ending is.

Why did I say MY character, you ask?

Well, that's because I am now currently occupying the treasonous Grand Duke's body.

I, have now become Adolf von Hindenburg. The villain of the story Prince's Lover, and an exiled noble.

This happened after I got back home from work, the company I worked for had a massive project. I was appointed as the manager and had to over see this project. It took one sleepless night and tons of hard work, but we finally managed to finish it after an all nighter.

After cleaning and arranging up my items and possessions in my work desk, making sure everything is neat and tidy for me to use the next time I come here, I left my workplace.

I looked at my watch as I walk outside the elevator I had boarded to get to the ground floor from the seventh floor and noticed that it was already nine in the evening. So after stepping out of the elevator, I walked bristly towards the parking area right outside the building.

I walked in the parking lot and searched for a white minivan. I turned left, I turned right and spun my head to look at all directions to find my means of transportation, as I had forgot where I had parked it. After a few minutes of searching, I had finally found my minivan, started it with a turn of the ignition key and drove towards home.

When I had arrived there, my parents were all asleep and my younger sister, who was still in college, was still awake and lying down on the sofa reading a book called "Prince's Lover."

I had asked her why she was still up and about at this late at night, as I had arrived at home, ten in the evening after driving from my workplace that is quite far away. But she simply replied by saying she was waiting for me. I took away her book and told her to either sleep or heat up the food for me. She opted to heat up the food as I head upstairs.

As I head upstairs, I look at the book that I haven't touched in a longtime. This book was purchased at a bookstore and gave it to my little sister for her Seventeenth birthday. It was a popular book amongst women and some of my female colleagues at the time, so I got curious and bought it to read myself. It cost me a hefty sum but it was worth it. The book was good and had its moments, both wholesome and dark ones, but it was, overall an excellent book. The Prince's Lover was indeed a romance novel, but it was also a tragedy. Mainly from the villain's side which added to it's good points.

After reading the book, I had gifted it to my sister on her birthday as she was looking to buy one and join the popular trend. Sometimes I would borrow it to reread it from time to time, but after being promoted to manager 3 years ago, I never had a chance to read it again. Or any kind of book, seeing as I was too busy to indulge myself in my hobby of reading.

After heading to my room, I undressed myself and took a quick shower to freshen myself up and dried my body with a bath towel. Afterwards, I dressed myself in pajamas, then headed downstairs for a small dinner.

A glanced at the book that is now beside at my desk lamp in my room and closed the door to head downstairs.

After dinner I washed the tableware I used and brushed my teeth. Afterwards I told my little sister to go to sleep, in which she decided to do and I also got in my room to turn in for the night.

I laid in my soft bed, drifting off to sleep immediately. Embracing my pillow and preparing myself to go to the land of dreams. But what happened next is something I did not expect.

Sunrays shone at my eyelids, forcing me awake. I opened my eyes and look at the window where the light was emitting. As I had done so, my eyes widened in shock.

'This isn't my window.' I thought as I looked around the different looking room. 'That is NOT my bed either! Where am I? What is this place?!'

I then roam around the room, checking and surveying my surroundings. I then looked at the window once more only to see a land of winter. The trees, grass, land and some houses faraway were covered in deep snow, with a small ray of sun only showing itself for a short while and then disappearing afterwards.

"Okay, calm down. It's just a dream. Some dreams often don't make sense. Maybe this is one of them. I don't know anyplace with this look. Plus, it's in the middle of summer in London right now, so even if I was being pranked, it would be impossible to pull off."

After uttering the last word of my sentences the huge brown double door's knobs turned and moved with an audible clack. The door is moving ever so slightly and a girl with auburn hair and brown eyes accompanied by freckles, looked around head first through the door. Seemingly checking something whilst being incredibly afraid, as if there would be a bomb inside the room.

The two lock eyes for a while, until the woman panicked and stepped inside, hurriedly bowing her head in a formal manner whilst trembling nervously.

"I-I am sorry! I truly apologize for p-peeking on you your grace and entering without your permission! I heard mumbling inside the room, so I knocked to enter, but there was no response so I entered! I-I did not have any malicious intents for entering your chambers, Your Grace. Please Spare me, I beg of you!" The maid with auburn hair exasperated and said quickly, that could give a novice rapper a run for their money.

"Y-you! Who are you?!" I screamed.

Just then, another maid with black hair tied in a back in a bun with a few curls hanging down the right side of her face and a pair of round glasses, who appeared to be in her late 30's or early 40's entered.

"I truly apologize, Grand Duke, my daughter is quite new here, working only three days prior and is currently tasked with attending you as the other's are busy throughout the estate. I apologize on her behalf." Said the glasses maid as she sweats, a drop of it even falling down towards the floor.

'G-Grand Duke? What are they talking about? Am I in an insane asylum? Also, what's up with those costumes?!'

I then look over the room to find a mirror or something that can show a reflection. I eventually find one that is tall and oval shaped, being a body mirror. I rushed towards it and looked at my reflection, touching and inspecting my face and my body in the process.

I look over to the maids that were currently giving me a look between scared, worry and confusion. Quite possibly from the minor altercation earlier and how I am currently acting.

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"LEAVE!" I yelled. To which the two maids, recoiled in surprise at the sudden volume and walked bristly towards the door to exit, as if trying to run away from a serial murder. But before they exited the room, I had asked them something.

"You! The one with glasses, what is your name?!"

"L-Lillian Hark. D-do you not remember me your grace? I am the head maid here." She responded with a bit of stuttering.

"N-no, I mean yes. But, urgh. Just leave me alone for a while. It would seem I am still half asleep." I said, in an attempt to salvage my reputation and make her leave, so that I could confirm my crazy theory.

As she left, I gazed upon my reflection once more in the mirror in front of myself. What greets me is my own reflection. My eyes have a sharp look to them and have crimson red irises, my cheekbones and chin was symmetrical on both sides and was well pronounced. And my hair looked similar to a Korean bowl cut that an actor my sister liked. I think he was called Gong Yuu, Gong You? Or maybe Gong Yoo. Either one of those.

I removed my shirt, to see inspect my body seemingly curious about what is underneath this handsome's body. As I unearthed my body's appearance and removed all my clothes, a sight was to behold. My body had muscles and was super toned, and my "son" was packing.

'Six packed abs? Check. Forearms and Bicep muscles? Check. Pectoral abs? Check. Leg and thigh muscles? Check. Even my butt cheek's have muscles! Oh my god, I look gorgeous! My body got taller AND bigger! Even my "son" got enlarged!'

I keep looking in the mirror in disbelief and bask myself in all of my body's glory. But then, I snapped back into reality. Or at least to what I assume as such.

'That head maid, her description, her name. And my appearance! It's as if…No way! It can't be real!'

I then pinch my cheeks, feeling immediate pain and causing my cheeks to turn red.

'Okay, let's try a different approach.'

I lift my right hand up and make a fist, pointing my knuckles to my face and thrusting it. Effectively punching myself with an audible smack.

'I'm still awake…and that hurt. No way…'

Still in disbelief, he decided to try one last attempt at waking up from my realistic looking dream. I try to jump and imagine myself to fly. Surely if this is my dream, I cam do as I please correct?

But no. It would seem that faith had other plans.

As I jumped and slammed my body to the floor, not flying like I had expected and still naked, I felt pain throughout my body as I got up.

"Okay, this isn't a dream…Shit." I mumbled.

Just then, a knock could be heard and the voice of Lillian Hark, the head maid could be heard.

"Your Grace, the Grand Duke. Is there a problem? Perhaps me and my daughter Lily, could be of assistance. If you would permit it of course."

"N-no, It's fine. I will be heading to have breakfast later. So stay there and escort me towards the dining area once I had finished dressing to get ready." I commanded as I try to role-play my way out of the situation I think I'm in.

"Y-Yes Your Grace. We apologize for disturbing you."

It would seem that I transmigrated into the body of Adolf von Hindenburg, the villainous and treasonous Grand Duke in the land of Permafrost from the novel called "A Prince's Lover."

TO BE CONTINUED!

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Author here, I just wanted to that if you found the minor reference, then you are a cultured individual.

Also, this is my first non Fanfiction work and an original novel, so any comments and criticisms are welcomed.

Also, if you didn't know. " (double hyphen) means speaking, whilst ' (single hyphen) is thoughts. Although anybody who reads a lot would now that.

With that said, I hope you guys liked my work!