Ruth Godwill
She lost her crown, her name, and her face—only to discover the truth behind the throne.
Ariana Ophelia possessed everything a woman could desire: a crown, a kingdom, total power, and a prince who swore his devotion. Determined to prove herself stronger than her late father, she ruled Roseberst with an iron fist, trading compassion for absolute authority.
Until she goes to sleep a ruthless queen—and wakes up a powerless servant.
Trapped in the battered body of Elena, a maid she humiliated hours before, Ariana wakes into a twisted reality: her dead father is alive, the palace is subtly changed, and another woman sits on her throne—wearing Ariana’s exact face.
When Ariana tries to reclaim her identity, she is branded a madwoman, brutally whipped, and thrown into a cold dungeon cell. But when the kingdom’s priceless royal seal mysteriously vanishes, her fate collides with Captain Kaleb Orion, the cold, unyielding commander tasked with investigating the crime.
Kaleb doesn’t believe her wild claims, and Ariana detests his strict command. Yet as they are forced into an alliance, neither can ignore the unsettling pull between them—a silent recognition that feels like a forgotten memory.
To expose a dangerous game of treason, Ariana must navigate a deadly conspiracy. Someone has been manipulating the throne, framing the innocent, and controlling the imposter wearing her face. And the prince she loved may have been pulling the strings all along.
The greatest punishment was never becoming a servant... it was realizing that the queen she used to be was only a pawn in someone else's game.
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