The Fifth Life of the Villainess

You lie in bed, weary from reliving your life four times, contemplating how to survive your fifth. Each tragic death was linked to your stepsister, Rachelle. Today, her mother marries your father, Duke Cecil, marking the beginning of the end of your privileged life.

You are no longer the naive, pampered heiress you once were. Four lifetimes of betrayal and death have taught you that you were merely a tool. Your father's love was conditional, easily transferred to the more 'perfect' Rachelle.

You recall your past failures: childish jealousy, misguided revenge, futile escape, and sacrificing your pride only to be used as a shield. None worked. The 'cornerstone' events, those seemingly fixed points in fate, always led back to Rachelle and her growing string of devoted suitors.

Just as you steel yourself to face this new beginning, your maid, Sarah, bursts in.

"They have arrived, Lady Odette!" she cries.

The time has come. Your fifth life begins now. The question is, how will you choose to die this time? Or perhaps, how will you finally live?