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Prologue:
Stories are supposed to stay between the pages. They are meant to be read, imagined, and then closed when the light fades - simple escapes from the ordinary world. But sometimes, the line between fiction and reality blurs, and the reader suddenly finds herself living inside the very tale she loves.
For Mavi Shade, The Winter Rose and the Dragon Duke was more than just a book. It was her sanctuary. In a life of busy days and quiet nights, she turned to the story again and again, falling for the cold, noble Duke Grey Faye, and dreaming of a romance that could melt even the iciest of hearts. She thought she knew every word, every secret, and every ending. She believed the story was fixed: a gentle heroine, a brooding hero, and a happily-ever-after.
But stories have shadows that even the author sometimes hides.
Far beneath the romance, beyond the grand feasts and royal vows, there lay a truth written in forgotten ink: the "heroine" was never just a sweet village girl. She was the daughter of a sorceress executed for treason, her heart consumed by hatred for the royal bloodline that took everything from her. For twenty years, she waited, hiding her darkness beneath a soft smile, waiting for the perfect moment to strike and bring the Sky Kingdom to its knees.
Yet fate had other plans.
When the soul from another world slipped into this body, the scales shifted. Now, two hearts beat within one frame: one that wants to love, laugh, and build a future; and one that wants to avenge, destroy, and settle old scores.
And so the story begins - not as it was written, but as it is about to be rewritten.
Will warmth melt the ice, or will the shadows consume the light? Only time will tell... especially when the Dragon Duke finds himself falling for both sides of the same woman.