Reborn as the Emperor's Discarded Empress
Betrayed and left for dead, an elite assassin awakens in the frail body of Empress Selene Valeria—reviled, abandoned, and imprisoned in the Cold Palace. Once discarded by the emperor and falsely accused of poisoning a favored concubine, Selene wasted away in despair. But this is no longer her story. Determined to rewrite fate, the assassin refuses to beg for love or power. Instead, she vows to reclaim her dignity, outmaneuver the treacherous court, and most of all—protect the one person the former empress abandoned: her son, Crown Prince Caius. With sharp wit and deadly skill, she will show the empire that she is no longer a helpless pawn but a ruler in her own right. And if anyone dares to stand in her way, they will learn—too late—that this empress was once an assassin who never failed a mission.
The air in the Cold Palace is perpetually thin and cold, matching the state of your heart. Dust motes dance in the weak shafts of light filtering through the barred window. Another day of silent despair stretches before you, each moment a heavy burden. You are Selene Valeria, the forgotten Empress, confined to this desolate wing of the imperial palace, your name a whisper of a past life. The silence is broken only by the distant sounds of court life – a life you were violently ripped from.
