The Side Character Who Stole the King

Elara Wynford dies once-only to wake up inside her favorite fantasy novel.
Unfortunately, she isn't the heroine.
Reborn as the overlooked second daughter of a powerful royal family, Elara knows exactly how this story ends: a forced political marriage, a tyrant king with red eyes, and a queen who dies by her husband's hand. Determined to survive her second life, Elara makes one rule-stay far away from King Kaelion Virellion.
But fate has other plans.
Kaelion, a feared ruler who took the throne too young, trusts no one and sleeps even less. Cold, ruthless, and haunted by betrayal, he was never meant to love-until a clumsy royal girl accidentally collides with him in a forbidden garden.
From awkward encounters and sharp banter to stolen moments beneath a blood-red crown, Elara finds herself rewriting a tragic novel one step at a time. As the king begins to change and destiny pushes them closer, Elara must decide whether to run from the story she knows... or risk becoming the woman who changes its ending.
A fantasy romance filled with humor, danger, and slow-burn love, The Side Character Who Stole the King is a tale about second chances, broken kings, and the courage it takes to defy fate.