My Contract Husband Looks Like the Male Lead

At the age of eight, Anya Lockhart awakens to a startling realization: she has been reincarnated into the tragic narrative of a dark romance novel from her past life. To make matters worse, she occupies the role of the female lead, who is inexorably destined to fall into the clutches of a deranged emperor. Determined to rewrite her fate when the emperor's unwanted proposal finally arrives, Anya chooses to abandon her home and embark on a life of constant evasion. After years spent fleeing and living on the run, she crosses paths with Dale, a gentle mercenary residing in a quiet, remote village in the southern regions. What begins as a modest sanctuary soon grows complicated as Anya observes him more closely. The deeper she delves into his background, the more obvious it becomes that Dale is far from an ordinary mercenary, hinting at hidden depths and secrets that challenge everything she thinks she knows about him.