Estella was never meant to survive. Born with a curse and hidden away in total isolation, the first-born princess of the Blaze Kingdom was treated as nothing more than a political pawn. When she is dragged to the imperial palace as a doomed hostage, everyone expects her to meet a gruesome end at the hands of her enemies. But Estella has a secret that changes everything: this is not her first life, and this is not just any world. She has lived this story once before as a reader, and she knows exactly how the tragedy is supposed to end.

Armed with the spoilers of her own destiny, Estella is ready to fight back against the script. Her mission is clear: navigate the deadly court, charm the notoriously ruthless Emperor Tariq Winter, and expose the corruption rotting the nobility from the inside out. But her ultimate goal lies in the mythical Hourglass of the Time Traveler, the only tool powerful enough to secure her true freedom. She does not just want to stay alive; she wants to escape the narrative entirely. To win her heart’s desire, she must master a web of courtly intrigue and heart-pounding romance where one wrong move could lead back to her execution. Join Estella as she attempts the impossible and rewinds the clock on her own tragic fate.

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