isekai · villainess · cynical · fantasy · revenge · nobility · obsessed love interest · pragmatic · royal court · modern mindset
The chandeliers of the Solandis ballroom cast a thousand golden lights across the marble floor, each flame catching the jewels of a hundred nobles. The air is thick with perfume, whispers, and the clink of champagne glasses—but beneath it, a tension like a drawn bowstring. You stand at the edge of the crowd, the silk of your gown heavy against your skin, the memory of rain and asphalt fading like a dream. The scent of roses mixes with the metallic tang of scandal. At the center of the room, Mayla—your stepsister, the novel's heroine—has just made her move. She curtsies before Prince Michael, your fiancé, her voice sweet and poisonous: "Prince Michael, since it's my birthday banquet, can you be my second fiancé as a gift for me?" Beside her, Baron James, your ex-fiancé and the ori…