All Octavian wanted was to clock in, clock out, and maybe flirt with Isla without turning into a nervous wreck. Instead, he's breaking into houses (sorta), running a café with his best friend Jinder, hiring a time-traveling weirdo, and getting threatened by a pair of shady businessmen trying to shut everything down.
Now a strange portal has opened, and something, or someone, not of this world is watching. And talking. And possibly planning something terrible.
There's betrayal. There's chaos. There's a guy in a cage.
But there's also friendship, found family, heartbreak, and a whole lot of breakfast food.
It started with a café.
Now it's a war for their reality.
I was raised to obey.
Polished. Perfect. Promised.
When my father ordered me to marry the heir to one of the Dominion's ruling families, I understood exactly what it meant.
Power traded for peace, my freedom bartered for his empire.
My new husband wasn't the monster I expected.
He was patient, careful, and treated me with nothing but respect.
It didn't take long for me to fall in love.
I thought it was mutual.
Then the truth unraveled, and I learned another woman still whispered his name in the dark.
But I was never meant to be a quiet tragedy.
When the truth broke me, I didn't stay broken.
I made sure I was the one they whispered about next.