The Villain's Daughter-In-Law Rules by Nature

Florine has already lived six brief, forgettable lives within the pages of a novel, each one spent as some trivial object before death inevitably claims her. When she next opens her eyes, she discovers she has been reborn as a shapeshifter—with one frustrating catch. Her new form is that of a tiny sable, far too weak to transform into a human. Resigned to serving as a lowly servant, Florine expects this existence to be just as fleeting as the six before it. Then her path collides with Kiraxus, the villain who looms at the heart of the original story. Convinced that crossing him can only mean the swift end of her fragile shapeshifter life, she braces herself for the worst. But instead of destroying her, Kiraxus does the unthinkable: he brings her into his household and names her his family's daughter-in-law. At last, the girl who has known nothing but short, measly lives may hold the long life she has always craved. Yet such sudden fortune feels almost too perfect, and Florine cannot help but wonder—will this dream finally endure, or is it all too good to be true?