Summary
When life is so bad that youd rather be held hostage, your next step is obvious. Thats what Elaine realizes after a fatal accident slings her back to the past, where she wakes up as her powerless child self. All it takes is pretending that shes the daughter of her evil uncle the king to be captured by the enemy empires tyrant. However, Elaine knows that she must struggle to prove her value as a hostage in order to survive. Or so she thinks...the last thing she expects is to take the emperors heart hostage with her cuteness, of all things! Its not long before Elaine is adopted into the imperial family - which includes a scary empress dowager and three equally intimidating princes. Earning their approval as an outsider seems like an uphill battle, but now that shes come this far, Elaine is determined to win over these formidable royals!
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