After being betrayed and murdered by his wife and her family, struggling son-in-law Marcus Kane awakens on his wedding day five years in the past. Armed with knowledge of the future, he transforms from a doormat into a calculating force who rebuilds his life—this time, making his in-laws watch helplessly as everything they schemed to steal slips through their fingers.

“I died a prince betrayed by my blood — and awoke in my past to burn the kingdom that killed me.” Prince Kael Draven was born to rule — a soldier’s heart in a scholar’s body, raised to bring peace to a kingdom rotting from within. But mercy is a crime in a world built on blood. Betrayed by his own brother, framed for treason, and executed before the eyes of the people he swore to protect, Kael dies with only one thought burning in his mind: > If only I could begin again. When he opens his eyes, he’s seventeen again — a prince, not yet fallen. The court still smiles at him, his brother hasn’t yet drawn his blade, and the world still believes he’s the realm’s salvation. But this time, Kael isn’t here to save anyone. This time, he’ll burn the kingdom before he kneels again. Armed with the memories of his own death, Kael plays the long game — weaving lies, building power, and turning every betrayal into a weapon. Yet amidst the storm he’s creating, one person threatens to pierce the walls around his heart: Liora, the sharp-tongued healer’s apprentice who once tried to save him... and who doesn’t remember the man he used to be. As enemies rise and secrets twist, Kael must choose: > Will he rewrite his fate... or become the very monster he swore to destroy?