An ancient magical book, Time travel, and a prince. Thalia, a writer who would do anything to escape her haunting reality, comes across an ancient time travel book. Immediately, she seizes the chance and transports herself to the 18th century using the book. There She meets Prince Aldric and they're immediately drawn to each other. However, as Thalia becomes more involved in the prince's life, she realizes that her actions could either have dire consequences for the future or save a prince and an entire nation. As she struggles to navigate the complexities she faces in the past, Thalia must also confront her feelings for the prince and decide whether to stay in the past with him or return to her own time to restore balance.
Thalia regarded the enormous glass window in front of her with gloomy eyes. This particular table at The Silver Spoon restaurant was her favourite.
The rain was coming down in torrents, and the air was chilling, but it was not as cold as her heart felt. She watched as the rain washed away a stain from the glass, and prayed she would simply vanish, and be carried away by the rain as well.
Drumming her fingers continuously on the table in a steady rhythm, she stared down the ominous object that had arrived at her apartment door that morning and destroyed her whole demeanour. The letter sat on the table in front of her, and she continued to just stare at it. Normally, she would have lit the letter on fire the moment she got it.
They were from her stepfather.
It was always heartbreaking and bone-chilling to read, always the same vile content, so Thalia stopped reading them a few years ago. Clutching the crystal necklace she was wearing, her body shook. She wasn't crying, but it wasn't laughter. She didn't even know what it was.
Maybe she was finally going crazy.
Maybe it was a chill from her cold heart.
Thalia rubbed the crystal necklace in a comforting manner. It was a beautiful aventurine necklace her mother had given her before she passed. The necklace was one of the most beautiful possessions she owned. The aventurine exuded an ethereal glow. Its polished surface shimmered with hues of vibrant green. The pretty green hues of the crystal resonated with her heart, reminding her of the boundless beauty of nature.
It whispered tales of distant lands and whispered secrets of forgotten places, sparking a sense of wanderlust within her. The crystal seemed to hold within it a reservoir of hope and optimism as if it carried the dreams and aspirations of countless souls who had come before her. It'd been passed down from her great-grandmother down to her mother.
It reminded her of her mother.
The aventurine crystal, with its enchanting beauty, became her steadfast companion in moments of uncertainty, a source of solace and strength. Solace and strength were what she desperately needed at that moment as she continued to stare at the ominous letter like staring at it would make it disappear along with all her problems.
The warmth she'd felt was short-lived.
A text message from her stepfather made her pick up her phone.
"I'm back," it said.
Her entire universe collapsed.
Her palms began to perspire, and she felt her heart almost drop into her stomach.
Her stepfather was freed from jail?
Her mother's killer.
He was the one person that haunted her dreams and life.
Thalia's most terrifying nightmare.
She hated him more than anything in the world, but she also feared him more than anything, and it truly made her sick to her stomach that she was still so scared of him.
David, her stepfather, took the most precious thing in her life away. Her mother. Then he began torturing her with those awful letters after her mother passed away. The eleven years following her mother's passing were agony. It was hell.
A hell that Thalia dragged herself through.
She made a promise to her mother. To survive.
And she fought to live.
After her mother passed away, she struggled with depression and attempted suicide for a while. After all she went through, she still made it.
She tried to live life enough for them both despite something in her dying along with her mother.
As a result of her vow.
Her promise.
That's why she was so enraged. She was angry at herself, her stepfather, and the world. Why did a single text message from a delinquent completely demolish the life she spent years painstakingly creating? She'd created a safe space for herself with her blood and tears.
She wouldn't call it a safe space though, maybe a safe cage?
Because she restricted herself from a lot of things.
Holding her head in her hands and pulling on her hair, Thalia tried to hold back tears and a scream.
She was sick of this.
She was sick of everything, and she just wanted to disappear.
Her thoughts came to a halt when she felt a tap on her shoulder.
She raised her head just to look into the beautiful dreamy eyes of a young girl. The child looked to be about 6 years old and she had beautiful blue eyes. It was more of light blue though, with a hint of green. Thalia could swear it was one of the most beautiful eyes she'd had the privilege to look into. The girl's hair was packed in a ponytail with a cute pink ribbon holding the ponytail together.
She was like a breath of fresh air to Thalia at that moment, because she was about to have a panic attack in the middle of a restaurant in broad daylight.
"Are you okay?" The little girl asked with a cute, worried frown.
Thalia stared at the child for a moment. She looked truly worried. Tears welled up in her eyes at the gesture.
It was so pure.
A woman came up behind the little child and picked her up. "Emma, what did I tell you about going up to strangers to disturb their meal?"
The child whom Thalia had come to know as Emma pouted and said, "She just looked so sad."
"I'm okay," Thalia said to her, with a warm smile.
Emma's mother turned to Thalia. "I'm sorry if she disturbed your meal..." She stared down at the table and saw there was no meal, just a drink, "sorry... drink."
"It's okay," Thalia smiled at the woman as she turned to leave.
She watched them walk away and noticed that they sat 3 tables away from her, and there was a man whom she assumed was Emma's father seated at the table, too.
Thalia turned away and faced the letter again.
Once again, she just wanted to disappear.
Maybe into a world where there were only pure and kind-hearted people like Emma... and her mom.
Rosalie was the daughter of George King. One of the richest and most powerful men in early British North America. Hakeem was Rose’s secret lover and a worker in her home. They were at opposite ends of hierarchy according to society at the time. And the relationship between a lowly worker and the master’s daughter was forbidden. Torn between her father’s vehement opposition to their relationship, and her love, Rosalie decides to elope with Hakeem. But… they didn’t hide well enough. Their tragic end was given light by the promise they made each other. In the modern day Canada they’re both reincarnated as Mateo and Scarlett. They cross paths. Two strangers with memories of a life they never lived. Will history repeat itself?
Lucia Balstone thought she had chosen the right man to spend the rest of her life with, but he was the one who ended her life. Their ten-year marriage seemed like a joke when her husband stabbed her with a dagger. Fortunately, God is never blind to people's tears. Lucia got a second chance. She was reborn at the age of 22, before all the terrible things had happened. This time, she was determined to avenge herself and let those who hurt her pay! She made an elaborate list of her goals, and the first thing on her list was to marry her ex-husband's enemy, Alonso Callen!
Life was perfect until she met her boyfriend's big brother. There was a forbidden law in the Night Shade Pack that if the head Alpha rejected his mate, he would be stripped of his position. Sophia's life would get connected with the law. She was an Omega who was dating the head Alpha's younger brother. Bryan Morrison, the head Alpha, was not only a cold-blooded man but also a charming business tycoon. His name was enough to cause other packs to tremble. He was known as a ruthless man. What if, by some twist of destiny, Sophia's path were to intertwine with his?
Two years ago, Ricky found himself coerced into marrying Emma to protect the woman he cherished. From Ricky's perspective, Emma was despicable, resorting to underhanded schemes to ensure their marriage. He maintained a distant and cold attitude toward her, reserving his warmth for another. Yet, Emma remained wholeheartedly dedicated to Ricky for more than ten years. As she grew weary and considered relinquishing her efforts, Ricky was seized by a sudden fear. Only when Emma's life teetered on the edge, pregnant with Ricky's child, did he recognize-the love of his life had always been Emma.
Corinne devoted three years of her life to her boyfriend, only for it to all go to waste. He saw her as nothing more than a country bumpkin and left her at the altar to be with his true love. After getting jilted, Corinne reclaimed her identity as the granddaughter of the town’s richest man, inherited a billion-dollar fortune, and ultimately rose to the top. But her success attracted the envy of others, and people constantly tried to bring her down. As she dealt with these troublemakers one by one, Mr. Hopkins, notorious for his ruthlessness, stood by and cheered her on. “Way to go, honey!”
On the day of their wedding anniversary, Joshua's mistress drugged Alicia, and she ended up in a stranger's bed. In one night, Alicia lost her innocence, while Joshua's mistress carried his child in her womb. Heartbroken and humiliated, Alicia demanded a divorce, but Joshua saw it as yet another tantrum. When they finally parted ways, she went on to become a renowned artist, sought out and admired by everyone. Consumed by regret, Joshua darkened her doorstep in hopes of reconciliation, only to find her in the arms of a powerful tycoon. "Say hello to your sister-in-law."
Blinded in a crash, Cary was rejected by every socialite—except Evelina, who married him without hesitation. Three years later, he regained his sight and ended their marriage. "We’ve already lost so many years. I won’t let her waste another one on me." Evelina signed the divorce papers without a word. Everyone mocked her fall—until they discovered that the miracle doctor, jewelry mogul, stock genius, top hacker, and the President's true daughter… were all her. When Cary came crawling back, a ruthless tycoon had him kicked out. "She's my wife now. Get lost."