“I gave you my soul in my last life. In this one, I’ll settle for your crown.”
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In my first life, I was the devoted Queen. I waited two months for my husband, King Lauren, to return from the front lines—only for him to walk through the palace gates with a beautiful young maiden by his side and a decree in his hand: ‘She would be the new Queen’.
And because of that evil beauty he brought to our kingdom, I died a discarded "nobody," executed for a crime I didn't commit.
But death didn't take me. It sent me back.
I woke up on the morning of his return. The crowds are cheering, the flowers are blooming, and my husband is about to humiliate me in front of the entire kingdom.
But he doesn't know I've changed. He doesn't know I've returned with a special skill that makes me the most dangerous woman in the room.
Before he can introduce his "New Queen," I hand him the one thing no one in this kingdom has ever dared to ask for: Divorce papers.
In our land, a Queen asking for divorce is an abomination punishable by stoning.
But Lauren thinks I’m bluffing. He looks me in the eye, tears my petition to shreds, and growls, “You are my wife. I will never stamp those papers.”
He thinks he is keeping me trapped. He doesn't realize he has trapped himself in a palace with a woman who knows every one of his secrets—and is prepared to burn his kingdom to the ground just to see him sign his name.
My goal is simple; I will make him fall... not in love, but to his knees.
Since he spent my first life making me cry. I’ll spend my second making him bleed.

"When you marry your friend…especially the one you grew up with."


I felt disgusted and irritated by his words to a point I felt like I would fall sick.


My eyes locked with my father's eyes and he had a knowing smile while I on the other hand had a fierce look.


"I will not marry Peter," I firmly declared without bothering to put the Lord title.


"Then forget about being a Queen," my father dismissively said and instead of feeling threatened, I scoffed and said, "I don't care about being a Queen anymore. You can have it. I'd rather die a princess."


With that, I turned and wanted to leave only to hear him say,


"I will not let you remain in my kingdom as a mere princess with nothing to add to the kingdom. It is either you pack your things and leave or become a queen."


At his manipulative words, I halted in my steps as my eyes widened at his harsh behavior.


When I turned to face him, I noticed he had a challenging look as if daring me to act out of character.


Chapter 100 - What's the harm in using him?