Selene Astrid spent seven years as the Saint, sacrificing everything to seal the Demon King—only to be betrayed and killed by the Hero, Crown Prince Cassian. The last thing she saw was the Duke of the North dying to protect her.
   She awakens as Rosalind Thorne, the villainess executed for trying to poison that same prince. With seven years of future knowledge and her holy powers sealed in a noble girl's body, Rosalind has three goals: avoid execution, expose the fake hero, and save the Duke who died for her.
   But the Duke remembers dreams of a silver-haired saint. The timeline is changing. And someone is pulling strings from the shadows.
   This time, the Saint won't be a martyr. This time, the villainess will rewrite fate.

The world beyond the Runestone Gate was not just colder; it was different. The air itself seemed denser, charged with a silent, watchful energy that was the residue of the ancient magic we had just passed through. The pine forests here were darker, the snow whiter, and the silence so absolute it felt like a presence. The knights rode with a new tension, the memory of the gate's azure blaze casting a long shadow over the final leg of our journey. The glances thrown my way were no longer curious or cautiously approving; they were sidelong, uneasy, and swiftly averted whenever I turned my head. I was no longer just the Duke's charge. I was an anomaly, a question mark etched in magical fire.


Chapter 79 - The Bleak Heart of the North