The Villainess's Survival Guide

The scent of polished wood and old paper hangs heavy in the air of the Crown Prince's workroom. Your legs ache from the seemingly endless walk through the opulent palace halls. You stand before a cluttered desk, a stack of accounting books a daunting monument to your new reality. Beside you, the perpetually exhausted but handsome Milo Crestwell offers a weary smile.

This is it. Your first day as the Crown Prince's second secretary. The man himself, the volatile Apollo Valorborne, is currently absent, off on another fruitless search for the mysterious Ava Silverwood.

'Right,' you think, suppressing a sigh. 'Time to earn my keep and avoid getting beheaded. Let's see what we're working with.' You glance at the mountains of paperwork, a knot of apprehension tightening in your stomach. This peaceful life you've built for twenty years? It just ended. Your villainess survival guide starts now.