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She was never meant to return. But she refuses to die again. Hera has only known loss-an orphan, invisible, forgotten. At 22, she spends her last coin chasing a fading memory in a quiet museum. There, she touches a strange artifact... and falls through worlds. She wakes in Velriya, a realm ruled by animal-human kin. Here, humans are extinct myths-and fox spirits are cursed. As Hera's hidden nature awakens, fear spreads. To contain the chaos, she's forced to marry General Hiraku, the Empire's coldest blade. But Hera is no bride of peace-and he's not the shield she expects. Bound by duty, hunted by fate, and haunted by a past life, Hera must navigate a kingdom that wants her dead, and a husband who claims her not for power, but for protection. No prophecy. No chosen one. Just a girl born cursed... and burning to survive.