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. 221: Sending His Regards
The airways of the empress had closed, not by natural means but by a more infernal force.
There were two curses placed on every inducted member of the secretive society Katya had been a part of since she was a child. One prevented members from speaking or communicating the secrets of the Order in any humanly possible way. The second, far more sinister, would strangle the throat of any member who sought to harm the Order's interests: whether it was in thought, action, or simply by the suspicion of another member.
This last option was what had brought suffering upon the empress. Her father's words, as a member of the Order himself, had triggered the death curse to think she was trying to betray them and wrap itself around her neck. Empress Katya's heart began to thrum faster than a hummingbird as she fell to her knees choking and coughing. Despite her body's expected reaction to being strangled by the curse, Katya's mind remained calm.