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The Extra Who Signs A Deal With The Plot

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Damian never asked to wake up in the body of a background character doomed to die before chapter ten. But when the life he once knew ends, he opens his eyes inside the world of a novel he barely remembers, one where nobles smile with daggers behind their backs and the royal court feeds on betrayal. He's not the hero, the villain, or even a rival, just an “extra” with a name no one cares to remember. That is, until he makes a desperate pact with the very force that drives the story forward: the Plot. With glimpses of future events and a growing list of dangerous choices, Damian must tread carefully through an academy of monsters in human skin, a kingdom on the verge of collapse, and a fate that demands blood. Survival isn’t promised. But maybe, just maybe, rewriting the story is.
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Crown of Thorns and Roses.

Those who fail him, they claim, are consumed by his gardens. They are unaware, though, that I have been talking to plants my whole life—and now the fate of the kingdom hinges on their response. I wanted no attention at all. Enough risk is involved growing illegal miraculous blossoms in my small rural garden. However, I find the reason the king's gardens are withering and why all five gardeners before me have vanished when royal guards transport me to the palace. The gardens provide more than only aesthetic purposes. They're the kingdom's last defense. Constant observation by Crown Prince Thorne, his silver eyes frigid as the winter gradually kills his territory. The court mumbles he killed the past gardeners for failing, but I detect despair in his eyes. Each day I coax life from the wilting magical plants, I feel the protective wards strengthening. Each night, I sense the shadowy creatures straining our bounds, getting stronger, hungrier. Should I fail, I should detest the haughty prince threatening punishment. Instead, I find myself pulled to the man beneath the thorny crown—a monarch willing to become the villain in whispered legends if it means saving his people. As my power develops with odd new blossoms no one has seen before, so does the threat. The prince's foes conspire within the royal walls, the magical barriers decrease with each passing day, and my heart treacherously softens toward the man who cannot afford to love me back. They believe his gardens eat those who disappoint him. What they don't know is what happens when a wild magic like mine begins to overwhelm me.
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