Rise of the Unfavored Princess
I had thought that my life couldn't get worse when I walked in on my fiancé cheating on me with my best friend. But after a series of unfortunate events, I opened my eyes in a world that I had only read about in a webnovel, the Erudian Empire, ruled under the domineering, bloody reign of Emperor Helio. The worst part? I'm not even the main character! Reborn as Winter Royberg de la Erudian, I am the pitiful side character who is discovered to be a royal bastard princess due to a certain physical trait only the imperial bloodline possesses. But I know the end of Winter's story and the unwanted royal punching bag is framed as a witch and killed at age 16 on the guillotine due to the scheming of the cruel empress. An aloof, murder happy father? Check. Psycho half-sister? Check. Meddlesome author who wants me to follow the script? Double check! I don't want to die an early death again, so I'm determined not to ever be discovered as a royal again. But before I know it, I'm trapped in a palace of blood and opulence playing tricky games of power, games I have no clue how to win. How will I survive to adulthood in the imperial palace and get my happily ever after? And am I really the only person who fell into this world? *UPDATES 1-2 TIMES A WEEK* *1500 TO 3300 WORDS PER CHAPTER*
Ch. 147: Trust Fall
"Sage, catch me," I brusquely command the second the girl walks through the door. Without any further warning, I tilt backwards, my white shift floating forward as I fall back in an elegant faint.
She is quick. Too quick, honestly. With the haste that an ordinary maid shouldn't possess, she makes it across my dressing room in record time, catching my body just before it hits the ground.
"Your highness! Oh dear! Are you alright? Just breathe!" Her hand fans over my face, which does feel refreshing.
But I pop open my eyes and smile at Sage.
"Don't fret. I was pretending," I tell her. I sit up from the ground, with her hovering around me like I'm a baby bird taking its first steps.
"Pretending?"