Married To The Villain

RitaOreira,afun-lovingradiohostknownforhergirlygossip,metatragicendduringahomeburglarywhiletryingtosaveherpetparrot.Surprisingly,shetransmigratedintoafantasynovelasLirianNightwind,aquirkyvillainessfromanevilfamily,destinedtomarrythewickednorthernduke,GabrielSylcrest,whoplannedtotakeoverthecrown.Intheoriginalstory,LirianwassettobetrayGabriel,leadingtoherowndeathbyhishands.Fortunatelyandunfortunatelyforher,thenewLirianwasprotectedbyhertwomischievousbrothers,whoweresupposedtodiealongsidetheduke.Theirloyaltycomplicatedherplanstoescapethedarkfatethatawaitedthemall.Inthisnewworld,shehadtoschemeanddounspeakablethingswiththelunaticduketoprotecthertrueidentityandpreventanyonefromdiscoveringthatshewasnottherealLirian.Notonlywerethetasksoutofline,buttheywereallforpureentertainmentratherthananyrealpurpose.Assheacceptedherlifeashiswife,shelearnedthatherparrot,whichcouldonlysaymodernphrases,hadspecialpowersthatmadeothersbelieveitcouldseethefuture.Iftheparrotsaid,“Slay,b*tch!”Gabrielwouldkillapersononthespot.Iftheparrotsaid,“Letitcook!”themaleleadwouldbanishorimprisonthechef,thinkingthefoodwaspoisoned.Iftheparrotsaid,“Sus,verysus!”Gabrielwouldtearhisadvisorsapart.AsLiriantriedtochangeherdestinyandsavethemall,shediscoveredsurprisingtruthsaboutthosearoundher,especiallyGabrielSylcrest.Motivatedtosurvive,Ritahadtofindawaytosavethemall.“Thecrownprince—!!!”“Sayonemorewordaboutanotherman,andI’llletmybeaststearhimapart.”“Youknow,myLord,foradukewhoseekspower,youcertainlyhaveawayofmakingagirlfeel…vulnerable.”“Vulnerable?No,mydear.You’remine,andI’llmakesureeveryoneknowsit.Ifanothermanevendarestolookatyou,I’llunleashmywrath.I’llhavehimbeggingformercy,andthenI’llenjoyeverymomentofhisdespair.”“Youcan’tjustclaimmelikethat.”“Watchme.I’llmarkyouasmineinbloodandshadow.You’llbeawarningtoanyonewhothinkstheycantouchwhatbelongstome.Themomentyou’rewithinmyreach,I’llensurenooneelsecaneverhaveyou.”“Isthatathreatorapromise?”“Both,Lirian.Andtrustme,thelinebetweenloveandpossessionisrazor-thin.Crossme,andyou’llfindoutjusthowdeepmydarknessrunsforyou.”