LOGINI used to think the ending of my favorite historical romance novel was the worst ending an author could give a heroine. Then I woke up inside it. I became Lady Eveline Ashford, the treacherous duchess whose husband executes her after discovering her betrayal. I woke up on my wedding day and my new husband, Duke Adrian Blackwood, is the most feared man in the kingdom. I have no intention of dying for a story I didn’t write. Adrian enters our wedding chamber and places a dagger beside my wedding ring, I offer him a deal. I will help him discover who is plotting against him if he promises not to kill me. He agrees, but his answer is more terrifying than a threat. “I know what your family sent you here to do, Eveline. You have until tomorrow morning to decide whether you are my wife or my enemy.” I thought knowing the original story would be enough to save me but I was wrong. The royal family is hiding a secret. And my husband knows things about the original Eveline that should never have been possible. The more I uncover, the less certain I become about who deserves my trust. Adrian may be a ruthless man, but he is not the monster I expected. I came into this world determined to escape my husband’s blade. I never expected to become the one person he would burn the kingdom to protect. But if changing the story means destroying the man I am beginning to love, will I still have the courage to rewrite my ending?
View MoreElena stared at her husband. Did he just say that their marriage was never meant to last?Of all the things Adrian Blackwood could have said on their wedding day, that had to be the worst. She had spent the morning being dressed like a princess, endured a ceremony with a man who looked ready for a funeral, and smiled at nobles who probably thought she was the luckiest woman in the kingdom. Now, barely an hour after becoming his wife, he was planning their separation.“Your Grace, if you intended to make me miserable, you could have saved us both the trouble and refused to marry me.”Adrian's eyes narrowed. “You believe I wanted this marriage?”“You certainly don't look happy about it.”“I had no choice.”“Who forced you?”“The Crown.”“Why would the King force you to marry me?”“That is none of your concern.” Adrian leaned back. “You will live at Blackwood Estate, fulfill your duties as my duchess, and stay out of my affairs. In return, you will have money, servants, protection, and a
For several seconds, neither of them spoke.Duke Adrian Blackwood stood beside the desk, watching Elena as though he were deciding whether she was a threat or an inconvenience.She wished he would stop looking at her like that. She had barely been in this world for a day, and the man who would eventually execute her was already interrogating her.Could she have one peaceful night?Apparently not.“You haven't answered my question,” Adrian said, tapping the letter against his palm.“What question, Your Grace?”“Do not play games with me, Eveline. You know exactly what I'm asking.”Of course she did. He wanted to know what she knew about the northern settlement, why someone had warned her against the Crown, and whether she was involved in a conspiracy.Unfortunately, Elena knew too little to answer without making herself look suspicious.“I found the letter among my belongings,” she said. “I don't know who sent it.”“Yet you kept it.”“Would you have preferred that I throw away a letter
Elena stared at the letter until the words began to blur.“Do not let Duke Blackwood discover what you know.”Wonderful. She had transmigrated into a novel where she was destined to die, and now someone was warning her to stay away from her future husband.Running away was tempting, but Eveline's powerful family could track her down, and Adrian commanded an army. Hiding in a village would hardly guarantee her survival.She needed information first.Unfortunately, although Elena had read all eight hundred pages of The Crown of Ashes, she couldn't remember every detail about the northern massacre. She had been more interested in the romance and political drama than the financial records that eventually led to Eveline's execution.She never imagined she would become one of the characters."Elena, think."She examined the letter again. The handwriting was neat, but there was no signature, seal, or indication of its origin.Who had sent it, and how had it ended up among Eveline's belonging
“Eveline Ashford, you have been found guilty of treason, conspiracy against the Crown, and the deaths of innocent people in the northern settlement. By order of the King, you are hereby sentenced to death.”“No! I didn't betray the Crown!” Eveline struggled against the guards. “I was trying to expose the people responsible for the massacre!”But nobody listened.The royal court had already reached its decision. Nobles watched from beneath the palace balcony, some whispering while others looked at her with disgust.Eveline searched their faces until she found him.Duke Adrian Blackwood.He stood beside the execution platform in his black military uniform. His expression as cold as the winter that had claimed hundreds of lives in the northern settlement.He was her husband. The man she once believed would protect her.“Adrian, please believe me! You know I wouldn't betray you.”His jaw tightened. “I trusted you once, Eveline. That was my mistake.”Her heart broke. “But the letters were












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