All Chapters of BACK TO BE THE UNWANTED ONE: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

For what felt like an eternity, Kiara Astesson Hyperion stood motionless before the mirror.The reflection staring back at her was not the broken woman who had accepted death beneath the ruins of a burning church.It was the face of a sixteen-year-old princess.Smooth skin.Bright crimson eyes.Long raven-black hair cascading down her back.No scars.No chains.No loneliness.Her trembling hand slowly rose to touch her own cheek.Warm.Alive."...I really came back."The words escaped her lips as little more than a whisper.Behind her, Marquis Dane Renneth Chalde watched silently, his usually carefree expression replaced by concern.He had never seen his sister look so lost."Kiara..."She slowly turned toward him.For a long moment, neither of them spoke.Her memories still felt like fragments of shattered glass.The burning church.The collapsing ceiling.The unbearable pain.The suffocating smoke.Then...Darkness.Yet somehow...She had awakened here.Sixteen years before everythi

 Morning sunlight streamed through the tall windows of the Imperial Princess's palace, bathing the room in warm golden light. Yet despite the peaceful atmosphere, the air inside was unbearably tense.Princess Kiara Hyperion sat quietly on the edge of her bed, a cup of freshly squeezed fruit juice resting untouched in her hands. Beside her stood Marquis Dane Hesn Chalde, his expression calm as always, though his sharp eyes silently observed every movement in the room.Lined before them were every servant assigned to the princess's residence—twenty servants in total. None dared raise their heads.The silence lasted only a moment before the doors opened.An elderly woman entered with practiced grace.Kiara's nanny.A woman who had served her since infancy.With a gentle smile that perfectly hid her true nature, the old woman bowed."Your Highness," she said softly. "I heard you fell down the stairs yesterday. Ar

Morning sunlight poured through the tall windows of the Prime Minister's Office, bathing the room in a warm golden glow.Princess Kiara sat quietly behind her massive mahogany desk, reviewing an endless pile of official documents.Unlike the lavish gowns expected of an imperial princess, she wore a perfectly tailored three-piece beige suit over a crisp white shirt. A pair of thin silver-framed glasses rested elegantly upon her nose, while her long raven-black hair flowed freely down her back.She looked less like a princess......and more like a ruler.Inside Bright's laboratory, every heir fell silent.Luke blinked."...She's wearing a suit."Neil adjusted his glasses."Forget the suit...""How can someone look so elegant just by wearing glasses?"Even Alicia stared blankly."...She looks like someone born to rule."Kyra silently nodded.She had never imagined her great-aunt possessing

Morning sunlight poured through the tall windows of the Prime Minister's Office, bathing the room in a warm golden glow.Princess Kiara sat behind her desk, her attention fixed on a mountain of reports and official documents. Her expression remained calm and unreadable as she signed papers one after another.A sharp knock echoed through the room.Without lifting her head, she spoke."Come in."The door opened.His Majesty's chief butler entered first, followed by Amelia Hyperion.The elderly butler bowed respectfully."Greetings, Your Highness.""His Majesty instructed me to inform Your Highness that, since you have successfully governed the empire for the past four years, no one is more qualified than you to choose tutors for the Second Princess."Only then did Kiara look up.Her crimson eyes rested on Amelia for a brief moment before she replied without hesitation."V

The afternoon sun poured through the tall windows of the Prime Minister's office.Kiara sat behind her desk, calmly reviewing stacks of documents while Marquis Dane and Marquis Victor discussed trade reports on the sofa nearby. The room was unusually peaceful.That peace lasted only until Bright suddenly looked up from the book in his hands."Hey... don't you all remember something?"The three of them looked toward him simultaneously."What?"Bright blinked before speaking."The day after tomorrow."He paused dramatically."The Barbarian King and his Crown Prince are arriving in the Hyperion Empire for the political delegation."Victor immediately straightened."...You're right."Dane frowned."If we don't leave today, we'll miss tomorrow's council meeting and won't be able to welcome the delegation properly."Kiara quietly closed the file in