“I gave you my soul in my last life. In this one, I’ll settle for your crown.”
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In my first life, I was the devoted Queen. I waited two months for my husband, King Lauren, to return from the front lines—only for him to walk through the palace gates with a beautiful young maiden by his side and a decree in his hand: ‘She would be the new Queen’.
And because of that evil beauty he brought to our kingdom, I died a discarded "nobody," executed for a crime I didn't commit.
But death didn't take me. It sent me back.
I woke up on the morning of his return. The crowds are cheering, the flowers are blooming, and my husband is about to humiliate me in front of the entire kingdom.
But he doesn't know I've changed. He doesn't know I've returned with a special skill that makes me the most dangerous woman in the room.
Before he can introduce his "New Queen," I hand him the one thing no one in this kingdom has ever dared to ask for: Divorce papers.
In our land, a Queen asking for divorce is an abomination punishable by stoning.
But Lauren thinks I’m bluffing. He looks me in the eye, tears my petition to shreds, and growls, “You are my wife. I will never stamp those papers.”
He thinks he is keeping me trapped. He doesn't realize he has trapped himself in a palace with a woman who knows every one of his secrets—and is prepared to burn his kingdom to the ground just to see him sign his name.
My goal is simple; I will make him fall... not in love, but to his knees.
Since he spent my first life making me cry. I’ll spend my second making him bleed.

At that thunderous and familiar voice, it finally occurred to me why she was exaggerating it. Because of him. LAUREN.


I didn't bother looking at him but I felt his boots hit the ground as he got closer until he finally approached the scene with two more royal guards.


"I did nothing to her and yet here she is, tormenting me." Peculiar cried out.


"Why then are you covering your face, my dear?" He softly asked as he went to help her on her feet, ignoring me.


Once she was on her feet and still crying, he carefully took her hands off her face and went still the moment he saw what happened.


I on the other hand lifted my head to see the impact of my punch and smiled in satisfaction when I saw blood trickling down her nostrils.


"Perfect landing." I loudly exclaimed in happiness and that was when Lauren slowly looked at me with a maddening look while the others looked at me in astonishment.


Chapter 25 - The death of her love for him