Chapter 1

My husband, to avenge his first love, tricked me into a time-travel world he'd built himself.

On the very first day, I bumped into the princess played by his first love.

They stripped me naked and put a dog collar on me.

To stay alive, I endured their humiliation and torture, over and over.

Then two months later, just when I thought I could finally escape, I discovered that all of it had been a lie.

They produced the shameful photos of me and used them as a threat.

In the end my mind broke, and I died a wretched death in a psychiatric hospital.

When I opened my eyes again, I was back to the day before the time-travel.

My husband held my arm, his voice gentle.

“Tomorrow's the first day of our honeymoon. I've got a surprise for you.”

I shuddered all over and yanked my hand back.

In my past life, my nightmare had begun with that honeymoon trip.

“What's wrong? Are you feeling sick somewhere?”

Listening to the question at my ear, I drew a deep breath.

“It's nothing. I'm just looking forward to your surprise.”

Only after Garry Gilbert left did I pull my phone out of my pocket and call my assistant.

“Julius Finch, get me a hundred extras.”

1

The next day, I rode in Garry's car to the resort.

Inside the villa suite, Garry handed me a glass of water.

I took the glass, and dread rose in my eyes.

In my past life, that was the water that had knocked me out.

I lifted my gaze to him.

“Honey, you didn't put something in this, did you?”

Garry's hand twitched, then quickly steadied.

“What are you talking about? I'm your husband.”

“I just saw you were tired all day and hadn't had a drop to drink.”

His eyes flickered, avoiding mine.

I pulled my gaze back, sneering inside, and didn't call him out.

Right in front of him, I drank the whole glass.

Before long the room started spinning, and I collapsed into Garry's arms.

Half-conscious, I heard a woman's voice.

“Garry, is she really out?”

“Relax, I watched her drink it. Now it's your turn to perform, my Princess Crystal……”

When I woke, Garry was right beside me.

“Victoria Fox, you're finally awake.”

He pulled me tight against him.

“Garry, weren't we on our honeymoon? Where are we?”

I looked at him, confused.

He sighed, his face grave.

“We were at the resort when lightning suddenly struck out of the sky, right onto our room.”

“I tried to protect you, and I got hit by the lightning too.”

“I woke up here. I'm afraid it's like those novels. We've traveled to another world.”

I wanted to slap myself. How stupid had I been in my past life, to believe a story this full of holes.

Just then, urgent hoofbeats broke out beside us.

A carriage came racing toward where we stood.

Garry urged me on, frantic.

“Victoria, kneel, quick. That's the princess's carriage. Whatever you do, don't look up.”

Last time I'd believed him. I bowed my head and knelt.

And the carriage slammed into me and broke one of my legs.

I turned and looked at Garry.

“Sure. So why aren't you kneeling?”

Garry choked.

“Victoria, don't make trouble. This isn't the real world. If you don't listen to me, you'll die.”

But even as he spoke, his feet were edging backward.

“How do you know it's the princess inside? And the road's this wide. If I can't afford to offend them, can't I just get out of the way?”

Seeing me go off script, Garry didn't know how to argue back.

“I... I mean, what if this is our lucky chance?”

“We've just arrived, we don't know a soul here. What if they've come to help us?”

His stalling had cost him. The carriage was already right in front of us.

Garry tried to dodge, but I had his hand in a death grip. That was when he panicked.

“Let go, now. Have you lost your mind?”

I nodded and let go. Caught off balance, he lost his footing and tumbled backward.

Right under the carriage.

The next second, a scream tore out.

Garry clutched his mangled leg, tears and snot streaming from the pain.

“Aah……my... my leg, it's broken.”

“Hurry, hurry, get me to a hospital.”

The driver was one of Garry's lackeys.

Seeing that he'd crushed Garry's leg, his face went white as a sheet.

He rushed over to haul Garry onto his back and carry him to a doctor.

I got to Garry's side a step ahead of him.

This play had only just begun. There was no way I'd let it end so easily.