"I never should have married you." I swallowed down another mouthful of blood. "I never should have loved you." My eyes glistened with tears. If only I could go back in time and change it. Even if it cost a thousand lifetimes, I would give everything up to do this again. After her family is murdered at the hands of her tyrant husband, Emperor Roman Eirik de Aenon, Valerie Aedile goes back in time in order to protect her family. Blessed with this opportunity, Valerie swears to do everything in her power to keep her loved ones alive. Even if it means embracing the tyrant Emperor all over again.

Irene is a known writer. Her published works have always been well-received despite her notable fascination with bittersweet endings. Not just that, she's also a linguist and of course, a wide reader. One fateful night, while she was at an old rodden bookstore she happened to notice a book somewhat glimmering in the bookshelf. Realizing that it was well-written, she took it home, read it without putting it down for two days and eventually found herself in awe with the character of Magnus Baudin Veritas Courtenay who she considered to be a tragic yet well-rounded antagonist. In her mind, before she succumbed to her drowsy sleep-deprived fatigue, Irene unbeknownstly yearned to save this villain from his treacherous path of misery. When she woke up, her eyes widened in shock. What happened? Why is she all of a sudden in a somewhat English mansion, reminiscent of the setting of her recent read? What in the world happened? And what does it have do to her? (A/N: I own the story but not the artworks.)