Duchess After Dark

"I am well aware of your treacherous plans. You will march to the capital with your army and seize the throne for yourself. Your intent is to murder the king and become the next ruler of this country."

"You speak so freely, Lady Achernar. Does it not scare you that the two of us are alone in a secluded area without a soul in sight? Unfortunate accidents are bound to happen on nights like these."

"Save your attempt at intimidation for someone else, Your Grace. I come to you with a proposal."

"A proposal?"

"Yes. In return for my silence, make me your wife."

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When Yerenica Achernar accepted the king's invitation for dinner, the only thought on her mind was that she would finally be able to meet her older sister, Minerva Achernar, who had become the king's concubine. Little did she guess that the fateful dinner would give away into something far more sinister; something that revealed the sickening truth the king had kept hidden from the world.

Her entire life is turned upside down as she stays beside Minerva in the palace, with each day proving to be more and more challenging after her sister passes away in her arms. After months of endless torture and suffering, Yerenica is freed from captivity when the Duke of Wisteria takes over the palace. However, her fate comes to a drastic end when she is murdered by the very duke himself. Her last wish as she sunk into the cold darkness of death is to get a second chance at life in order to make everything right.

When Yerenica wakes up in her own bed, she realizes that she has been reincarnated two years prior to her death. Determined to avoid the impending doom of both Achernar sisters, Yerenica comes up with a plan to ensure that she would be on the right side of history when chaos would strike for the second time. A plan that involved winning the powerful Duke of Wisteria and his favor.

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