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. 167: Isolated
Sometimes, offense makes for the best defense.
"Did you hit your head on something and forget how to knock?" I ask pointedly before my older brother can draw breath to speak. I take my time to rise to a standing position and pin Augustus with a hard glare. "Well, what's the purpose of your presence?"
"Only to pay you a visit," he says innocently. But I can sense frustration coming off him in waves. It's unfocused, floating around him like a miasma or my father's aura.
"No doubt you have something to inform me about or, more likely, you will scold me about something you wish I had informed you of in advance," I carry on as if Augustus hadn't said a word.
"So you are aware." A lone eyebrow perks up in accusation. His tone cools off, icier than the north winds at Elias' family home.