Chapter 1
I’m the fiancée of a prospective traitor
I think my fiancé will be executed in eight years.
For treason.
It doesn’t mean that he will lose his job or his position, but he will be beheaded, literally.
And I’m still not sure if I’m going to share the same fate or not.
She thought while recalling the lines that she had read in a novel in her previous life.
“Ha….”
She could not even remember how many times she had sighed.
‘What does this mean? Have I reincarnated as the fiancée of a traitor?’
Her fiancé was not politically appointed regardless of his intention.
She loved him so much that she even went on a hunger strike for getting engaged. After getting engaged last month, she was very happy.
It was until this morning.
She did not know that her fiancé, Karpel, would grow up to be a traitor and would have a miserable ending at the hands of the Crown Prince.
The only child of the former Emperor, Karpel.
He was an unfortunate prince who survived the sight of his uncle, the current Emperor, killing his father.
Everyone knew that all he wanted was the death of the Emperor.
Everyone thought that one day Karpel would pull up a sword at the Emperor.
Perhaps, the Emperor thought so too.
There was only her, who thought if she filled Karpel’s heart with love, he would abandon his ill will and remain by her side as the Duke of Krenberia.
Because she believed that he loved her too.
‘What. The. Hell.’
‘A love spell can never change him when his father was murdered in front of his eyes.’
She recalled the lines as much as she could. But she caught something more ridiculous.
She remembered her past life.
‘A delusion? No way.’
Those memories that were living and breathing so vividly in her mind were by no means a delusion. To her, life was now like a walking dream.
But looking at herself in the mirror right now, it could not have been a dream of a pretty girl.
She looked the same, be it yesterday or last year.
Yes, if she was dead, she could be reincarnated.
‘I understand that, but why do I suddenly remember my past life?’
She could not decipher it no matter how much she thought about it. Why did she have to remember now?
She was not reincarnated in a new world, but she was reincarnated in a novel that she read in her previous life.
The only daughter of the Duke of Krenberia, Nyla Krenberia.
The marriage partner of the soon-to-be traitor, Karpel Ivelox.
She was born as Nyla and had lived happily as an ordinary aristocrat until now.
Of course, it was not without any misfortunes. Her mother closed her eyes because of her illness before she could even witness Nyla turning two.
So, the only person who was left to her was her father, who raised her dearly.
He was not just a Duke, but the noblest man in the empire, except the former Emperor.
As she was treated preciously, she lived peacefully all her life. She never felt sad.
It was true that she was the happiest person alive.
For example, if she did not like the side dishes in a meal…..she could flip over her plate and throw her fork.
‘Ah, why did I do that?’
It was mandatory for her to listen to a story before she went to bed.
‘Why didn’t anyone stop me?’
‘No, I know.’
‘No one could scold me. But why?’
When she used to complain about her food, her father always sided with her and said, “The cook is the one who made it taste bad.”
No matter at what age a daughter lost her mother, it was always a bit harsh.
The nickname ‘Ina’ for her current name, Nyla, was three million times as embarrassing as it was for her previous life.
‘This is crazy.’
Was God so mean that she was reminded of her past life?
Or this might be his ‘curse’ to her because He was embarrassed for her death in her previous life!
At least in her previous life, she was a rational person who used to be proud of whatever work she did herself.
She knew how food was precious when she was poor and when she had to live alone.
She even used to fall sick from overworking herself.
She was not thirteen years old.
It was not her birthday or any other important day, and it had nothing to do with the date of her death in her previous life.
The memory just came into her mind when she was enjoying tea time in the garden with her cute peers!
‘What the hell? What did I remember now? If I had to remember, I should have remembered it from the moment I was born.’
If God had made her remember before, she could have avoided the mines. But now, she was engaged to a potential traitor!
Or, He could have just let her die happily without any regrets of making the wrong choice. Why did He have to strike her like this?
The whole nation knew that her fiancé was bound to commit treason.
If the current Emperor was the enemy of her father, why was she risking her life?
Did God think that she would not understand because she was a thirteen-year-old child?
She did not even use to care about her surroundings when she was blinded by love.
‘Love, love! What’s that?’
She might have really loved Karpel.
Maybe she wanted to cage a baby eagle, who had the blood of the Imperial Family, that fell from the nest by making him hers?
That is why she treated Karpel with love and care.
She believed he loved her, but he did not even want to make eye contact with her.
The Duke of Krenberia accepted him, who had been abandoned and alone in the Imperial Palace. But he could not love anyone.
The situation was so depressing that he could not express himself, and his cold attitude was probably not his true nature.
A bang was heard in the next door.
“…..Ugh”
Followed by a sore voice.