My 99 Regressions
I had regressed ninety-nine times, and it all started because I brought home an injured man.
Every time I came back, strange floating comments appeared in front of my eyes. I could also hear my baby brother's thoughts.
The moment my brother saw Tristan Price, he screamed and refused to stop crying.
"Send that man back! He's going to get our whole family killed!"
I reached out hesitatingly toward Tristan, and the chat overlay flickered to life again.
[The man lying in your bed is your future husband and the prince regent. He never forgets a kindness. Save him, and he will make you his princess consort. Your entire family will be protected and well provided for.]
The first time, I followed my heart and did what the messages told me to do. I saved Tristan, and he used me as a human shield. The assassins hunting him found us, and my entire family was slaughtered.
The second time, I listened to my brother instead and sent Tristan back where I found him. His men came to our door anyway, accused me of leaving him to die, and killed everyone.
The third time, I found Tristan's closest aide before the assassins arrived and quietly handed Tristan over. Then Tristan went mad without warning and stabbed me himself. When my family tried to avenge me, they were killed too.
I tried every approach I could think of to avoid my family's tragic fate, and every single one ended in failure.
This time, I chose to wait for death.
Then the comments appeared again, and something about them caught my eye.