“I gave you my soul in my last life. In this one, I’ll settle for your crown.”
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In my first life, I was the devoted Queen. I waited two months for my husband, King Lauren, to return from the front lines—only for him to walk through the palace gates with a beautiful young maiden by his side and a decree in his hand: ‘She would be the new Queen’.
And because of that evil beauty he brought to our kingdom, I died a discarded "nobody," executed for a crime I didn't commit.
But death didn't take me. It sent me back.
I woke up on the morning of his return. The crowds are cheering, the flowers are blooming, and my husband is about to humiliate me in front of the entire kingdom.
But he doesn't know I've changed. He doesn't know I've returned with a special skill that makes me the most dangerous woman in the room.
Before he can introduce his "New Queen," I hand him the one thing no one in this kingdom has ever dared to ask for: Divorce papers.
In our land, a Queen asking for divorce is an abomination punishable by stoning.
But Lauren thinks I’m bluffing. He looks me in the eye, tears my petition to shreds, and growls, “You are my wife. I will never stamp those papers.”
He thinks he is keeping me trapped. He doesn't realize he has trapped himself in a palace with a woman who knows every one of his secrets—and is prepared to burn his kingdom to the ground just to see him sign his name.
My goal is simple; I will make him fall... not in love, but to his knees.
Since he spent my first life making me cry. I’ll spend my second making him bleed.

No word could be formed to respond to that and I ended up foolishly staring at him like he had suddenly gone mad.


It was obvious he was playing with me and I wouldn't fall for it.


I scoffed out loud and slowly placed a hand on his chest to distance us but he didn't budge. He remained strong as he kept watching me with bewitching eyes.


Now this was my greatest weakness about him, his sexy amber eyes.


I had never seen someone with normal hair and eye color look this good until I met Lauren. He had beautiful light brown hair that had a soft glow when he stood under the sun, making him more attractive.


I didn't even want to go into how big his upper body was, especially his strong arms which I had fantasized countless times, holding me possessively.


And the longer I didn't say anything but simply stared, he took that as a sign and leaned further and it was then I realized what he was planning to do.


Chapter 32 - Nothing beats anything that comes first