“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.

The moment I walked into my chamber, I went straight to my bed and fell with my back onto it as I sighed heavily in relief.


I enjoyed my practice but I hated the fact that I was forced to cut it short because of Lauren's impromptu arrival.


"Hm?" I hummed in response without bothering to look at her.


"Will you be able to meet with sisters at the church today?"


At her enquiry, I blinked rapidly as it finally occurred to me that I had set today to meet with the sisters at the church to see the orphaned children and spend time with them.


"Is it today?" I asked in disbelief and hurriedly sat upright in realization.


Back in my previous life, I was meant to go with the king but he had bluntly refused and I ended up not going because of how he had been treating me ever since he returned with Peculiar from his battle.


Chapter 31 - For the sake of not repeating history