con·tri·tion (kən-trĭsh′ən) n. Sincere remorse for wrongdoing; repentance Convicted murderer Itachi Uchiha wanted nothing more than to leave his past behind and move on. Ten years into his jail term, he is let out on parole on the condition that he undergo counselling. Although reluctant at first, Itachi agrees to it so as to keep his newfound freedom. Soon, he realizes that he must not only revisit his past but fully repent of his actions in order to move forward. Can he attain contrition or will he find something more? [Reader-insert] Itachi x Reader [Modern AU] Cover image belongs to the owner.

In a city where loyalty is currency and peace is always negotiable, one woman becomes the face of a nation she's never been allowed to claim. Lynn has spent her life in the gray zones of empire-an Earth Kingdom refugee raised in a Fire Nation colony, too foreign for one world, too familiar for the other. When a diplomatic marriage contract ties her fate to Fire Lord Zuko, what starts as a political performance threatens to expose everything they both fear: their doubts, their hopes, and their inconvenient longing for something real. But empires don't change for love-and neither do their ghosts. As Yu Dao becomes the powder keg of a fragile peace, Lynn must decide whether she'll play the role she's been handed... or rewrite the story entirely. A sweeping political romance set in the aftermath of war, The Cinderella Contract is about identity, legacy, and love forged in fire.

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