Reborn into the tragic storyline of a dark fantasy novel, young princess Carlotta awakens to the horrifying realization that her father is destined to become the continental tyrant whose bloody reign ends in catastrophic rebellion. In the original plot, the emperor succumbs to poisonous court whispers, losing his sanity and dragging the entire imperial family into ruin. Refusing to let history repeat itself or watch her father suffer such a cruel fate, the clever child resolves to rewrite the imperial narrative from the shadows. Armed with intimate knowledge of the novel's political betrayals and treacherous retainers, Carlotta employs heartwarming toddler antics by day while dismantling enemy schemes by night. As she melts the cold, paranoid monarch's icy heart with genuine affection, the empire begins to change around them. Tense yet deeply endearing, this family fantasy balances perilous court intrigue with the unshakeable bond between a reformed sovereign and his fiercely protective daughter....more