The Villain Villainess
Dying right after passing his college exams wasn’t exactly how he planned to start his new life—but fate had other ideas. Instead of moving forward, he wakes up inside The Eternal Rose, a bestselling novel in his world. Worse, he’s not the hero, not even a side character—he’s Lucius Everaine, the infamous villain doomed to die at the hands of four powerful male leads.
In the original story, Lucius refused a political marriage between his family and the royal family, forcing his father to adopt the heroine as a substitute. His cruelty toward her led to his downfall, making him a hated character.
But now? He has no interest in playing the villain’s role. Instead of following the script, he accepts the engagement—securing his place as the crown prince’s fiancée.
The only catch? He has to pretend to be a woman.
Everything should have changed. He should be safe.
Yet, the male leads, who once despised him, now refuse to leave him alone.
The prince, his supposed enemy, treats him with unexpected warmth. His rival—one of the male leads—fixates on him with an intensity that borders on obsession. Even the heroine, who should hate him, shows no fear.
He knows the novel’s ending. He was supposed to be hated. Feared. Killed.
So why are they all looking at him like he’s the one thing they can’t lose?
And more importantly—can he truly escape fate, or is he only rewriting his own tragedy?
