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The Second Lead is Mine to protect

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She cried for a fictional man the world forgot. Every night, curled around a book already memorized, she prayed for him—the second lead no one chose. The man who stayed when everyone else walked away. The one who smiled through abandonment, swallowed his pain, and clapped the loudest at the wedding that shattered him. In Enchanted, he was never meant to win. The male lead—arrogant, rich, untouchable—got everything. The female lead—soft, kind, endlessly forgiving—proved her worth and got her forever. And the second lead? He stood by them. Protected them. Loved silently. Then, on the night they married, he went home alone… and ended his life. He didn’t get a happy ending. He got a fandom. And she was its most broken member. She mourned him like someone real. Cursed the author. Cursed the leads. Cursed herself for loving a man who never existed. Until she woke up. Not in her world. But in Enchanted. And not as the heroine. Not as a side character. She woke up as the villain. The woman destined to be hated. The obstacle meant to be crushed. The one who, in the original story, played a small but crucial role in pushing him closer to despair. This time, she refuses to follow the script. She doesn’t care if the male lead hates her. She doesn’t care if the female lead misunderstands her. She doesn’t care if the entire world turns against her. Because this time— She will stand by him. She will see his pain. She will choose him when no one else does. And if the world insists on calling her a villain for it? So be it. She didn’t wake up to steal a love story. She woke up to save a life. Indian Version.
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Chapter 1 - 1. Woke up as the Villain of my fav novel

🖤 FMC (Villain Reborn)

Anaya Arora

Soft name, sharp destiny

Elegant, composed, misunderstood

Called cold, heartless… but she feels too much

🌙 Second Male Lead (The One She Saves)

Reyansh Oberoi

Gentle, loyal, devastatingly kind

Always in the background, always present

The man who loved without being chosen

👑 To complete the circle (optional but recommended)

Male Lead (Arrogant CEO)

Arjun Singhania

Power, pride, entitlement

Never looked back once he won

Female Lead (Soft, Beloved)

Naina Verma

Kind, patient, tries her best

Not cruel—just chosen

🖤 How it feels in the story

Anaya Arora was born into the story as a villain.

Reyansh Oberoi was written to die for someone else's happiness.

This time, she tears the pages apart.

She doesn't fall for the male lead.

She doesn't compete with the heroine.

She stands beside the man who was abandoned—

and dares the world to call her evil for it.

CHAPTER 1 — THE VILLAIN OPENS HER EYES

Author's pov

Anaya Arora woke up choking on silk.

Not the rough cotton of her bed.

Not the quiet darkness of her room.

Silk sheets. Heavy curtains. The smell of expensive perfume and old money.

For a moment, she thought she had finally died—heart broken beyond repair, lungs still aching from nights spent crying for a man who never knew she existed.

Then the memories slammed into her.

A chandelier dripping with crystal.

A mirror framed in gold.

A name whispered with fear and disgust.

Anaya Arora.

The villain of Enchanted.

Her breath stuttered.

"No," she whispered, voice hoarse. "No, no—"

She staggered out of bed, bare feet hitting cold marble, and rushed toward the mirror.

The woman staring back was breathtaking.

Sharp jaw. Dark eyes. Lips always set in arrogance.

The woman who, in the novel, ruined lives for amusement.

The woman destined to be hated.

Her fingers trembled as they touched the glass.

"If this is a dream," she whispered, "don't wake me up."

Because the memories weren't just hers.

They belonged to this Anaya—the cruelty, the manipulation, the scenes she remembered reading with clenched fists.

And then—

Him.

Reyansh Oberoi.

The name hit her chest like a blade.

She slid down against the mirror, breath coming apart.

He hadn't appeared yet.

Not properly.

Only mentioned. Always mentioned.

Arjun Singhania's closest friend.

The silent one.

The man who always stays.

Anaya remembered the ending too well.

The wedding lights.

The applause.

The vows that were never meant for him.

And then—nothing.

Just a short line in the epilogue.

Reyansh Oberoi was found dead the next morning.

No mourning.

No tears.

Just… erased.

Her nails dug into her palms.

"They leave you," she whispered to the empty room, voice darkening. "They always leave you."

The story had already begun moving.

The wedding was days away.

And she?

She had woken up just in time.

Anaya rose slowly, spine straightening, eyes hardening.

"If the world needs a villain to save you," she murmured, "I'll become one."