EMPIRE OF THE SECOND BREATH
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Two deaths. One Return. A rebirth that shakes an empire.
Drowned in silk and betrayal, the Empress took her final breath beneath the palace waters,forgotten, betrayed, discarded. But fate was not done with her.
At that same moment, in a world far from gold and thrones, a modern girl took her last breath too.stabbed by the only person she called "sister."
Their deaths, aligned by cruel coincidence, open a portal between two souls. Now, in a body that once bowed and obeyed, awakens a spirit that questions, defies, and rewrites her fate.
She returns not as the Empress they once controlled... but as the woman the empire never expected.
Behind silken veils and jeweled smiles, nine powerful concubines watch. Their kingdoms gifted them as tokens of alliance. But she... she's not here to play nice.
The Emperor has yet to meet this new Empress.
And the Emperor? Mysterious. Cold. Unclaimed. She refuses to bow. He refuses to break. But how long before fire meets fire?
The concubines will learn their places.
And the world will witness the rise of a ruler they should have never crossed.
Welcome to the Empire of the Second Breath.
This time, she won't die quietly.
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CHRONICLES OF CROWN AND CASUALTY BOOK 1- The princess is her parent's pride and joy. This quality will forever be reflected in her name, which can literally be translated to "King's Victory". Unfortunately, the "Victory" referred to in her name has always winded down to her compliance to everyone's wishes but her own, and, of course, her beauty; seen by everyone as one of the princess' dominant traits. She is the spitting image of her beloved mother, with her long, caramel colored hair that cascades in soft ringlets down to the small of her back and her blue eyes that remind everyone who looks into them of the beautiful ocean her palace sits near, who's frothy waves lap at the warm, golden sand. Yes, the princess is always told her eyes were a blessing given to her by the gods, but she knows that whenever her father looks into them, all he'll see is the woman he once loved who was taken from him too soon, and not, in fact, his beautiful daughter that was so lovingly left behind for him. She knows that because of his grief, she will forever be trapped inside the luxurious walls of the palace she grew up in. So no, she doesn't see her eyes as a blessing. In fact, she sees them as a curse, and she's accepted her fate, never once imagining that it could change. Little did she know, fate is only a suggestion.
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