**Chapter 29: The Reader's Awakening**
The worn paperback of "The Reluctant Agreement" lay discarded on the bedside table, its pages dog-eared and spine creased from countless readings. A soft sigh escaped the lips of the young woman sprawled across the bed, her name, ironically, Seraphina. Unlike her icy namesake in the novel, this Seraphina was a whirlwind of sunshine and laughter, her eyes sparkling with an infectious zest for life. Her beauty was understated, a natural radiance that drew people in rather than intimidated them.
"Oh, Adrian," she murmured, a playful pout on her lips. "Even in a fictional world, you were such a grumpy gus."
Suddenly, a sharp jolt coursed through her body, like a thousand tiny needles pricking her skin. The room around her shimmered, the familiar poster
