Stuck in a Time Loop: When All Else Fails, Be a Villainess

Selene Vixent has perished nine times, and each death followed the same cruel pattern. Betrayed by her fiancé and tormented by her own noble family, she met a premature end in every life simply because she failed to awaken Sun, the revered protective magic inherited through her bloodline. Trapped within this merciless cycle of suffering, Selene finally reaches her breaking point after her ninth demise. Abandoning all pretense of virtue, she resolves to shatter the loop by any means necessary. Instead of the light she was expected to wield, she awakens Shadow—a forbidden power universally feared as an omen of ruin—and throws herself entirely into the role of a villainess. Yet her descent into darkness takes an unexpected turn when Dier Veldt, the former crown prince, approaches her with an impossible revelation: he is fully aware of her repeating lives. He offers his assistance in breaking the curse, but his aid comes at a chilling price. In exchange for his help, Selene must murder him. Armed with her newly awakened power and a ruthless resolve, she must now navigate this treacherous bargain. Can embracing the mantle of a villainess finally grant Selene the freedom to escape her endless nightmare once and for all?