Most people dream of a second chance at life, but for Rudbeckia de Borgia, reincarnation is nothing short of a death sentence. After escaping a miserable existence through a fatal plane crash, she wakes up in the body of a minor villainess whose only role is to die at the hands of her future husband. That husband is none other than Iske van Omerta, the cold-hearted paladin of the North who despises everything her corrupt, power-hungry family stands for. To survive, Ruby has to do more than just play the part of a devoted wife; she must weaponize her own fragility and convince an entire nation of enemies that she is completely harmless. Between her abusive brother’s looming shadow and a husband who looks at her with nothing but chilling suspicion, she is walking a tightrope of deception where one wrong move means a blade to the throat. Can she melt the ice around Iske's heart before the predestined execution date arrives, or will she remain a broken bird trapped in a golden cage? This is a desperate, heart-wrenching struggle for a woman who has never known genuine kindness to finally find a home where she can just exist without fear.

Fantasy, Romance, Drama, Villainess, Transmigration, Psychological, Slow Burn, Marriage of Convenience, Trauma, Josei