The Archvillain's Young Patron

Princess Daphne has always played the perfect supporting role in her kingdom's royal drama, believing that helping her family secure the throne would guarantee her own fairy-tale future. But when fate takes an unexpected turn and her carefully laid plans crumble before her eyes, she finds herself mysteriously transported back to her younger self at age thirteen. Armed with knowledge of what may come and determined to rewrite her destiny, Daphne makes a bold choice: rather than repeat the same path, she seeks an alliance with Archduke Bertrund, a powerful figure whose reputation precedes him. As she navigates the treacherous waters of court politics and personal ambition, Daphne must decide how far she's willing to go to claim the future she desires—and whether the price of changing fate is one she's prepared to pay.