Synopsis

Alice Edwards is a cop in 21st century NYC- until one day, she's shot by a culprit her team had been tracking down and wakes up with a completely different face, in a completely different era- or, rather, world. In the backdrop of assassinations, wars between kingdoms and bloodthirsty struggles for power, everyone calls her "Lady Helena", the second wife of Emperor Hanes, who's known for his stunning good lucks, pure royal blood lineage, intelligence- and also unparalleled cruelty and mercilessness. She's hardly getting accustomed to living with the cold and seemingly heartless Emperor Hanes, when she realizes the new, unbelievable life she's leading is from a book- and he's the villain in it.

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"Who are you that you're ordering her around like this?" I couldn't help but utter, seeing the poor woman tremble like a rat in front of a cat.

"I am the Emperor of this kingdom, Catrinsa, and you are a gift of reconciliation given to me by your country, Irennia." He stretched out a hand and took one of my curls in his finger, smiling coldly. "So behave sweetly, as a gift should." After releasing my hair, he turned around, and walked away.

I would've said something, if not for the abrupt, sharp pain that seemed to jab into my chest. My breaths came out fast and rough, and against my will, my knees gave way. As I barely re-collected my breathing, hearing Regica urgently call for the physician, I saw Hanes glance at me with cold, condescending eyes and walk away.

Started uploads: 10 July 2021
Chapters: 71 full chapters + 3 epilogue chapters

Impressive rankings/hashtags
#1: "king"
#1: "history"
#1: "concubine"
#1: "emperor"
#1: "princess"
#1: "politics"
#3: "marriage"
#1: "status"
#3: "royalty"
#1: "empress"
#15: "denial"
#15: "arrangedmarriage"
#16: "love"
#19: "loss"
#45: "romance" (5th April 2022)


Milestones (no of reads)
-10 July: Started uploads
-22 Aug: 10k
-11 Sep: 30k (last chapter completed)
-25 Sep: 40k
-16 Oct: 50k
-7 Nov: 60k