Bound to the Lycan King

A young girl lay on the bed in a spacious room. Slowly, her fingers moved a little, followed by the movement of her long eyelashes. After a while, her eyes suddenly opened. For a long moment, she remained there, staring blankly at the ceiling as if trying to understand where she was. Her eyes slowly moved around the unfamiliar room, taking in every detail around her.

“Where am I?” she murmured under her breath as she realized that she was not in her own room, but somewhere completely different. Her room before was small, almost like a prison, but this place was the complete opposite. The room was huge, beautiful, and filled with things she had never seen before. Feeling confused and scared, she slowly sat up on the bed, still trying to understand how she ended up in such a strange place.

After a while, her memories slowly started flowing back into her mind. She remembered her wicked aunt sending her to the market to buy some items. She remembered walking back home, hoping to arrive before it became too late, because she knew what would happen if her aunt became angry. On her way home, she met an old woman with gray hair who suddenly stopped her.

The old woman had a strange feeling around her, but before Aria could ask anything, the woman handed her a beautiful necklace and asked her to wear it around her neck. At first, Aria was confused and surprised by the strange request, but she still accepted the necklace and placed it around her neck. She did not ask too many questions because she only wanted to return home quickly before her aunt started beating her like she always did.

However, after walking only a few steps away, something made Aria stop. She turned her head back to look at the old woman, but she was shocked to see that the woman was gone. It was as if she had disappeared into thin air. Still confused by the strange disappearance, Aria turned her head back only to see a vehicle speeding toward her.

Before she could even move or react, the vehicle had already hit her with great force, throwing her across the road. The pain was unbearable, and the last thing Aria remembered was the sound of people screaming around her before everything went dark.

Then she woke up in an unfamiliar room.

Aria immediately lifted her hand and touched her neck, but her eyes widened in surprise when she realized the necklace the old woman had given her was gone.

“What is happening?” she asked out loud.

The moment the words left her mouth, her eyes widened in shock. She quickly covered her mouth with her hand because the voice she heard was not hers. Her voice had changed.

Confused and frightened, Aria pulled the blanket away and jumped off the bed. She was about to leave the room, but she suddenly stopped when she noticed a large mirror standing at the side of the room. Something inside her told her to look.

Slowly, she walked toward the mirror, and the moment she saw her reflection, she almost lost consciousness.

“What?!” she almost shouted.

The person staring back at her was not her.

Aria had short red hair that reached her jaw, but the woman standing in front of her reflection had long black hair that fell beautifully down her back. The face staring back at her belonged to someone completely different. Aria thought she was dreaming, or maybe her mind was playing tricks on her after the accident.

But before she could understand what was happening, she suddenly felt strange memories rushing into her mind.

Memories that did not belong to her.

Aria held her head as she felt the information flooding into her brain. The more memories she received, the more she understood whose memories they were.

They belonged to Selena.

Selena Ravenshade.

The first daughter of Duke Cedric Ravenshade.

The same Selena from her favorite book.

A book she had read countless times before stopping because every time she reached the ending, she always ended up crying. Selena was her favorite characters, but she was also the character with the most tragic fate.

In the book, Selena was deeply in love with her fiancé, Prince Adrian Blackthorne. She trusted him completely and believed they would live happily together after their marriage. She never noticed the changes in him or the fact that his heart had already belonged to someone else.

Until one day, Selena caught her husband with her half-sister, Lillian Ravenshade, inside their room.

Heartbroken and furious, Selena threatened to expose their betrayal to the entire kingdom. But Prince Adrian knew how shameful it would be if everyone discovered that the Crown Prince had cheated on his wife. In anger and fear of losing his reputation, he silenced Selena forever by killing her.

After Selena's death, Prince Adrian married Lillian, and the two of them lived happily together as if Selena had never existed.

Aria stared at her reflection in disbelief as she finally understood what had happened.

She had entered someone else's body.

Not just anyone's body.

She had entered the body of Selena Ravenshade from her favorite novel.

When the vehicle hit her, she knew she was going to die. She never expected to wake up inside the very story she loved reading.

Aria began walking back and forth inside the room, trying to find a way to leave Selena's body and return to her own life. But as she thought about it, she suddenly stopped.

What was the point of returning?

If she went back, she would return to her uncle and his wife. The same people who had treated her terribly for years.

After losing both of her parents in a car accident, the government had placed her under her uncle's care and even provided money for him to raise her. But his wife never accepted her. Instead of treating her like family, she treated Aria like a servant.

For years, Aria lived a life full of suffering.

And now that she was dead and her soul was inside another body, maybe this was another chance given to her. Maybe she could finally live a life where she was not constantly hurt.

But if she wanted to stay inside this world, she had to survive.

According to the book, Selena was destined to die at her husband's hands.

And Aria refused to let that happen.

She needed to stop Prince Adrian before it was too late. The only way to save herself was to cancel her marriage with him, even though today was supposed to be her wedding day.

She knew Duke Cedric would be furious. She knew everyone would be shocked. But she did not care anymore.

She could not allow Prince Adrian to kill her.

Selena was already dead in the original story.

But now, the soul breathing inside Selena's body was Aria.

And she would not let the same fate happen again.

Just then, the door slowly opened, and a young lady walked inside.

Aria, who was now Selena, immediately recognized her. She was one of Selena's servants.

“Madam Selena, good morning,” the maid greeted as she stood in front of her.

Selena said nothing. She only stared at the maid with a cold expression on her face.

The maid looked surprised because the Selena she knew would always smile whenever a servant greeted her. Especially today, on her wedding day, Selena should have been the happiest woman in the kingdom.

Everyone knew how much Selena loved Prince Adrian.

But the Selena standing in front of her now was different.

She was cold.

The maid swallowed nervously before speaking again.

“Madam Selena, Prince Adrian and the whole royal family have already arrived, and you are yet to dress. Please allow me to start preparing you for your wedding,” the maid said with a smile, still believing Selena was excited for the day she had waited for.’

But when Selena continued staring at her without saying anything, the maid's smile slowly disappeared.

“Madam Selena... is everything alright? Your father, Duke Cedric, your stepmother, and your sister are already waiting for you in the hall. I will quickly prepare your bath. The makeup artist will arrive soon,” the maid said as she turned to walk toward the bathroom.

However, before she could take more steps, Selena finally spoke.

“No need.”

The maid stopped and turned back.

“Huh?”

“No need for any preparation for the wedding,” Selena repeated.

The maid turned around completely and looked at Selena like she had just heard something impossible.

“Madam Se…”

“Take me to the hall. I need to speak with my father,” Selena interrupted.

The confused maid could only nod her head before walking toward the door.

And Selena followed behind her.