Atalanta's life has been anything but fair-a cruel father, a broken mother, and the crushing responsibility of raising her younger siblings alongside her older brother. Books are her only escape, the one place where her world fades and adventure, love, and magic take its place. But when an attack at the dock leaves her drowning, the universe answers in the most unexpected way: by dropping her into the very pages of her favorite fantasy series.
Only... it's not the story she remembers. Eighteen years have passed since the final chapter. The legendary heroes are now parents, and their world has changed. And in this new reality, Atalanta's arrival is anything but ordinary.
Lucian, the formidable and enigmatic son of the original heroes, rescues her from the lake. Powerful, feared, and loyal to the truth, Lucian is intrigued by the strange girl who knows too much about his family's past. As suspicion turns into curiosity, and curiosity into something deeper, the question remains-why was Atalanta brought here, and what role is she meant to play in this unwritten sequel?
A story of found family, unexpected love, and rewriting fate, this is a journey where the line between fiction and reality disappears-and a girl lost in the pages may be the key to saving more than just herself.