There's No Use Hanging On

Kaira once believed that love demanded sacrifice, and she gave everything—her safety, her future, and nearly her life—to place Prince Reagan upon the imperial throne. Yet when the man she adored finally seizes power, he repays her devotion with the ultimate betrayal: crowning her own cousin as empress in her stead. Shattered and hollow, Kaira sees no reason to continue breathing and willingly swallows a fatal dose of poison. But as darkness closes in, it is not Reagan who grieves at her side, but Prince Faylon, whose anguished tears reveal a truth more painful than death itself—she had poured her heart into the wrong man. Her final, bitter wish for another chance is unexpectedly granted, and Kaira awakens in the past, armed with memories of her tragic future and a burning resolve for retribution. This time, she will reclaim the status that was stolen from her and ensure every conspirator answers for their sins. Joining forces with the devoted Prince Faylon, she embarks on a calculated campaign to expose the treachery that doomed her before. Yet as she navigates the dangerous currents of court politics and reopens wounds she thought long closed, Kaira begins to perceive the world she once overlooked—and realizes that altering her destiny may require more than revenge; it demands she rewrite the very meaning of her own story.