Aren Viremont was never meant to live. Reborn into a fantasy novel he once read, Aren awakens as the weakest son of Duke Kael Viremont, the man destined to become the empire’s greatest villain. In the original story, Aren dies young and forgotten. But this time, he can see death flags hovering above every living being, revealing when fate has marked them for death. With only three years before his own destined end, Aren must grow stronger, alter the future, and survive a world that violently corrects anyone who defies destiny. Because in a world ruled by fate, survival is the greatest rebellion.

Lena Morrow never meant to step into a dead woman’s life. One moment, she’s being dragged into a stranger’s mansion after a public scandal. The next, she’s standing beside Ethan Blackwood, the cold billionaire widower, announced as his wife to the world. What Lena doesn’t know is that Ethan didn’t choose her because she looks like his late wife. He chose her because she was there the night his wife died. As cameras flash and the public watches their fragile marriage unfold, Ethan protects Lena fiercely. He moves her into his home. Controls her schedule. Stays close. Too close. Because while desire grows, Ethan is quietly investigating her. And Lena, weak and desperate to survive, starts falling for the one man who may be waiting to destroy her.