En Travesti: I Became a Fake Prince

Leticia Borba holds the grim distinction of being the youngest inmate ever condemned to the empire's death row—yet her execution never arrives. Instead, she is granted a probationary release under the Emperor's direct orders, only to discover that her freedom comes with an extraordinary price. The sovereign has a single condition: she must become his son. The task is as perilous as it is outrageous. The imperial family's youngest prince is fated to be sent to the Grand Duchy as a hostage—a role that amounts to little more than a promised death. Leticia is to take his place entirely, trading her identity as a condemned criminal for a royal status she was never born into. The Emperor's logic is brutally pragmatic: since she is going to die regardless, she may as well die as a prince. From that day onward, the former death row convict lives as the empire's false prince, every gesture a performance and every breath borrowed from a life not her own. Beneath the gilded masquerade lies a chilling purpose—Leticia Borba is not meant to rule, but to die in the real prince's place.