“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.

I didn't know how or when I slept off but I did after crying so much.


Lauren didn't return on time and I got tired and weary of waiting.


Currently, I moved in bed and looked to my right to see if he was there and I found him worriedly watching me.


I froze as I blinked once, then twice as I wondered why he was staring at me in that manner.


"How are you feeling?" Was the first thing that left his mouth and I blinked again as I thought of a response.


Before I could give an answer, I tried to move my injured ankle and the strangest thing happened.


At first I thought I was dreaming and remained immovable as I stared back at him like he walked out of a painting.


My brain asked but I was too stunned to move and Lauren became even more worried.


Chapter 64 - Frighteningly suspicious