Laila Estevan never imagined her life would become a story. But when she wakes up as a character in her favorite novel, For a Happy Ending, the joy of being part of a family is quickly overshadowed by harsh rejection. An orphan who only dreamed of love, she faces cruelty instead, and dies young, just as the original Laila did. But fate has more in store. Laila wakes up again, this time a month in the past, with the same cold family and the same bitter fate ahead.

With time running out, Laila makes a daring choice. She approaches Venio de Arsen, the Evil Archduke, and offers a deal: to experience love, even if it’s nothing more than a lie.