Summary
Catherine always despised the novel’s Queen Catherine, a forgotten namesake cast aside by her husband for the story’s true heroine. To her horror, she awakens as that very queen, resolved to evade her grim destiny by avoiding King Sylas entirely. Yet he, unnervingly similar to a tormentor from her past, begins an inexplicable pursuit. His relentless focus upends the plot, inciting the heroine’s jealousy and schemes. Now, trapped in a role she never wanted, Catherine must navigate a twisted romance that defies the original story, wondering how a mere background character became the central figure in such a forced and dangerous affair.