Doreen and Vivian have been pitted against each other from birth, due to family feuds and secrets encrypted in signs and times the two girls struggle to decipher. But when they are strategically placed in the same school to continue their battles, the stakes become even deadlier. Golden Gate Senior High had been an environment Doreen had thrived in until Vivian arrived, leveling the playing field. Vivian is forced to restart her academic life at a new school and now faces the possibility of her sister's revenge. As the two sisters continue their childhood games for popularity, academic validation, racing for school prefectship, concealing a body, digging out family secrets, among other 'shenanigans', only when the board finally closes can we know the true end of the war. Copyright © 2026 by Lois Emma Ewuraesi Taylor All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted without the prior written permission of the author, except for brief quotations in reviews.

She was just a tired grade school teacher in the modern world- unappreciated, overworked, and denied her promotion year after year. Her only escape was her favorite otome game... until a tragic accident with a banana peel ended her life. When she opened her eyes again, she wasn't in her small apartment anymore. She was in a luxurious mansion. In a child's body. The villainess of her favorite game. Born as the real daughter of a Marquis, she knew how her story was supposed to end: starvation, betrayal, poison, and death. Her stepmother and stepsister would steal everything from her, and her own father would let her die without a tear. But this time, she refuses to play the role of a doomed villainess. Armed with memories from her past life, loyal brothers at her side, and a sharp tongue sharpened by years of teaching, she'll rewrite fate itself. Yet the world of nobility is more dangerous than she imagined- scheming crown princes, false heroines, poisonous stepmothers, and a cold northern Duke whispered to be a beast. But what if the "beast" turns out to be the one man who sees her for who she truly is?