Running from the watchful eyes inside the mansion, she must be careful whom to trust and use her time wisely because it's running out for her beloved Seamstress Rene'. With so many secrets and blood, this tale is not for the lighthearted. This a spin-off from my Wattpad short, 'Shh, she can hear you'. Upload Days: Fridays, Saturdays, and sometimes Sundays. Maybe Bonus Days.

Too Many Losing Heroes Five lives. Five stories. Each scar hides a reason to love again. Told through five arcs, every story reveals a different kind of love — gentle or painful, quiet or fierce — each capturing a truth about what it really means to love and to lose. Arc 1 — Rahul: The Artist of Lies He hides behind sarcasm and silence — a boy who doesn’t believe in love or justice anymore. But when a strange confession turns his quiet world upside down, he finds himself drawn into something he never expected: sincerity. In a place full of fake smiles and whispered rumors, Rahul learns that sometimes the hardest truth is letting someone see who you really are. A story of trust, redemption, and the kind of love that feels too real to be safe. Arc 2 — Raj (Hayabusa): The Boy with the Scar To everyone, Raj is perfect — a calm, focused fencing champion who never loses his composure. But perfection is just another mask. When an unexpected encounter challenges the loneliness he’s carried for years, Raj must decide if he’s ready to open his heart again — or if some memories are too sharp to hold. A story about gentle hearts, hidden pain, and finding someone who doesn’t flinch at your scars. Arc 3 — Leo: The Star Who Forgot to Shine He was born to be adored — the idol, the dancer, the name on every billboard. But fame is a cruel mirror, and Leo’s reflection hides more than anyone knows. When a girl with quiet eyes steps into his world, she doesn’t see the celebrity — she sees the boy still learning how to breathe. And for the first time, he wonders if love could be louder than applause. A story about fame, fear, and the courage to love when everyone’s watching. Arc 4 — Hritik: The One Who Sees Too Much Hritik trusts numbers more than people. He built walls out of code, firewalls around his heart — because data doesn’t lie, but people always do. Then someone begins breaking through both. As secrets unravel and memories resurface, Hritik learns that not every connection is meant to be encrypted. A story about control, vulnerability, and falling for someone who knows how to read your silence. Arc 5 — Neel: The Forgotten Memory He doesn’t remember what he lost — only that something inside him aches for answers. Surrounded by friends who treat him like glass, Neel begins to piece together the truth hidden behind their smiles. But when love brings back the memories they all tried to bury, Neel must face the question none of them ever could: Was it worth it? A story about memory, love, and the quiet heroism of forgiveness. Series Theme Every arc is a different kind of love — one born from pain, another from trust, another from loss. Five broken hearts, one shared story. Because not all heroes save others. Some just save themselves — one heartbeat at a time.

Only after Jiang Miaomiao's death did she realize that the world she inhabited was but a novel. She was the true daughter, swapped at birth by a nursemaid. Upon reuniting with her family, they doted on her excessively, their household brimming with happiness. They even sent the nursemaid who had mistreated her to prison to avenge her. Yet, she was no more than a mere pawn. The fake daughter was the female protagonist, bound to a "heart voice system." Resentful that the Jiang family had imprisoned her birth mother, the fake daughter used this system to scheme against her at every turn, sullying her reputation until the Jiang family was reduced to ruin. In the end, the fake daughter married into a wealthy clan, cherished as the apple of the eye by a host of affluent elders—brothers, uncles, and the like. Given a second chance at life, Jiang Miaomiao is now bound to a "story-altering system." The crown prince of the capital's elite circles is transformed into a eunuch. A decade of secret admiration turns into a decade of covert assassination. The entire world is thrown into disarray. Overhearing her conversations with the system, her family members grow eager: "If it can be altered in this way, why not in that way?" Her long-estranged nemesis suddenly proposes they pretend to be a couple. Lured by the power of money, Jiang Miaomiao plays the part of a loving wife in public, their interactions seemingly sweet. She thinks they mutually detest each other, yet at the fake wedding, put on to deceive both sets of parents, the man she has always regarded as an adversary changes his demeanor. "Thank you, father-in-law and mother-in-law. Miaomiao is my one true love." Jiang Miaomiao is astounded: "Are you joking?" The man chuckles softly: "My wife can play whatever games she likes, though we'll have to wait until tonight." Jiang Miaomiao refuses to go along, but the man will not let go: "Wife, we've already obtained the marriage certificate. You must take responsibility for me." Modern romance with a twist, contemporary love story, system, face-slapping, humorous and light-hearted, true and fake daughters.

Clara Vance had it all. Millions of followers, a beauty empire built on glamour, and a life curated for the camera. But a lost bet with her mother sends her away from a marvelous weekend trip to Mykonos and into the dusty attic of her family’s decaying ancestral manor. The catch was her inheritance. Her task? A dreary clear-out. Her discovery? A centuries-old diary belonging to her great-grandmother, Eleanor Thorne. The ink tells a story of a forgotten history. Eleanor’s forbidden obsession with her guardian and step-uncle, Casimir Guggenheim, a ruthless railroad tycoon with a heart of stone. But when Clara touches the tear-stained pages, the scent of crushed gardenias doesn’t just fill the room, it drags her back to 1879. Trapped in Eleanor’s corseted body, Clara finds herself under the roof of the very man who haunted the diary. To the world, Casimir is a cold, untouchable magnate. To Clara, he’s a puzzle she’s determined to break. The problem? Clara isn’t the timid, fragile girl Casimir remembers. She’s a 21st-century It Girl with no filter, a strategic mind for business, a total lack of respect for Gilded Age propriety and a defiance waiting for trouble to happen. While the original Eleanor was a victim of her station, Clara is ready to burn the cage down. As Clara navigates a world where a single misstep means ruin, scheming relatives see her as a pawn, and a powerful suitor sees her as nothing but a business merger. She realizes the history books were wrong. Rewriting Eleanor’s tragic end is dangerous, especially when she starts falling for the man she was never supposed to have. History says they’re a tragedy. Clara says history is about to get a makeover.

Single love interest Yuri! --- After failing to ascend to the heights of Divinity despite all her preparations, an ancient cultivator finds herself not embracing the emptiness of the void - but the interior warmth of a womb. Reborn into a new life, with her memories intact - she carefully starts over from an infant. - Navigating her new family: [Really easy with only two parents and an estate full of servants!] - How to portray herself: [Everyone likes 'sweet' kids and trusts (underestimates) 'weak' girls! That should be most fun~] - Showing off the power she gathers: [This region is a 'backwater', but who knows what is out there - let's just take it slow~] - Marriage arranged before birth: [Mm... my parents adore me so at an appropriate time I'll just have it cancel- oh?] - Dealing with 'amusing' deceit: [Cute. 'He' looks worried still, but 'he' doesn't have to worry from me!] - Confronting the 'son' in private: [Whatever your family's iffy plan is, I just obtained a husband-wife~] Even in this new life, [Elua er Goltbred] can't and doesn't *want* to change who she really is at the deepest level. A scheming cultivator. A possessive lover. Neither of those things had been a real hindrance to the Peak of Demi-God. Balancing the two traits in this life - without driving away the young 'boy' she decided to support and be supported by when they both came of age - centers as much around helping [Qatrand er Yecine] find herself within who her family has made of her... As it is hoping to ease the dear fiance into how messed up the (ancient) girl honestly is. With her Astralism unchanged despite reincarnation... she can improvise plenty with her ridiculous control of Illusions and more. Which is a good thing - because plans fail and unexpected things happen when you're not *really* a genius just because you know more than others. Unexpected things... like her Physique in this life allowing the lightest 'grip' to crack stone... Despite being a little stunted by her family environment early on, [Qat] finds her future wife to be 'cute' on their first meeting... but she really shouldn't have let on and said it out loud. It made her [El] kind of vain - and kind of want to remain as cute as can be for her future spouse! - - - Oh, and *muscles*. [Elua]: I just like looking at them, okay!? Is it so weird? People can have hobbies... - - - Power System: > Types of Cultivation // Spiritual (Soul), Physical (Body), Essence (Qi) > Aspect Trinity // Astralism, Physique, Element 'Ranks' Initial - Early, Mid, Late Lower Realms // Enchanter, Primalist, Breacher Upper Realms // Defier, Demi-god, Divinity - Echelons (Rank: First -> Seventh[Peak]) - - - Other Tags: #GL #Slice of Life #Comedy #TheStrongActingWeak #ChildhoodSweethearts (It counts!) Potential trigger warnings: > A reincarnator MC that gets a little 'thirsty' a little 'young' but successfully tries to 'keep her own pants on' until the proper age, because she knows it's better for her intended partner that way. > A toxic family environment willing to force an unloved child into the role of a crossdresser. A child that grew more than okay with it. She likes wearing the aesthetics of men's suits! > 'Pretty Good Dad' intentionally *picked on* by his 'sweet daughter', all for being a relatively 'minor obstacle'. Seriously, you were warned, average fathers with teenagers. Do not engage your trauma.

You read the title, right? If not... He had been playing an H-Game when all of sudden...his life ended. When he woke up, he found that he had been sent into the world of the H-Game. What will he do now that he's in this new world? ------------------------------------------------------------------- Come follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/DXHaseoXD Discord: https://discord.gg/BGrNgsbXXG

[This is a fantastic simulation novel. You will never see one as good as it before.] ----- Before transmigrating, Ryun pointed fingers at the ninja world where bloodline theory was rampant. After transmigrating, Ryun, devoid of chakra, was brutally attacked by a drunken genin. Leaving the peaceful and orderly modern society, he arrived in Konoha, a village frequently wiped out, and Ryun's thirst for power reached its limit. However, lacking any bloodline power, he couldn't even enter the ninja academy, and orphaned at thirteen, he was forced to begin his working life early. Just as Ryun was about to die an obscure death, he encountered the beautiful, kind-hearted, and sweet-smiling genin Tenten, and awakened a clan simulation system. If he successfully left behind offspring in the simulation, he would be rewarded with the offspring's bloodline power. So what was he waiting for? Let's get started! Ryun couldn't wait to possess the Otsutsuki bloodline. As for the subsequent... -------------- [No mindless death like other simulator genre. The protagonist will usually live beyond fourth ninja war.] [Simulator makes protagonist stronger as well as female protagonists. The stronger female protagonists give birth to strong child which in turn makes Mc strong]

It was small at first. That's right, I should've distributed my stats better. [2024 World's Greatest Web Novel Contest Grand Prize]

Accept the eternal suffering, or to break heaven itself? "I died again then again and again. They called me villain, called me evil, as i was just a stepping stone in their path to heavens. But why should I accept it? Why not i became the monster they called me, why not i became the evil the fear, why not become a real villan!" In a world where the fate system decides who lives and who dies, Zhao yang was never meant to win. He was trapped as a tutorial villain, killed by fated children again and again, he existed only to make them stronger. But when corruption becomes his only path to freedom, he takes it without hesitation. Between being Heaven's puppet while forging his own fate, Zhao yang has made his choice. Even if it means dragging every fated one into darkness with him. ----------- What to Expect: •First person POV. •LitRPG based ( both mc and Heros have system) •A Villain as the Main Character. •Morally grey choices

After transmigrating into the Douluo Continent, Bai Chen awakened three martial souls across three different eras. Three-Eyed Golden Lion! The chosen son of the Douluo II version. The Emperor’s Auspicious Beast. Dual ultimate attributes—Ultimate Fire and Ultimate Light. Carries the Golden Dragon bloodline. Its primary attribute—spiritual power—is even stronger than its two ultimate secondary attributes. And its destiny attribute? A wildcard capable of bringing endless miracles. Golden-Furred Lion Mastiff! The chosen son of the Douluo III version. Ancestor of lion-type and canine soul beasts. Innate domain bearer. At ten thousand years, its raw strength rivals a 480,000-year Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear. A ten-thousand-year Lion Mastiff can suppress Tang Wulin if he doesn’t go all out. Unaffected by the Golden Dragon King’s bloodline suppression. Battle records speak for themselves. Dark Demon Evil God Tiger! The chosen son of the Douluo I version. Six attributes—Evil, Time, Darkness, Space, Lightning, Hurricane. Innate domain wielder. Signature ultimate skill: Life-and-Death Arena—nearly killed Titled Douluo Tang San. Has the potential to ascend as the Evil God. Later even became the ultimate cheat for another protagonist, Zhou Weiqing. Achievements? Outstanding. With the combined power of these three version-prodigies, Bai Chen is surely destined to— …Wait. Isn’t the order a bit off? What do you mean the “chosen sons of each version” didn’t awaken in their own versions?! Author Note: PLEASE SUPPORT THE NOVEL WITH YOUR POWER STONES. Updates: 2 chapters per day. Every 10 power stone = 1 extra chapter.

The main character gains a "Character Roleplay System" — the more accurately he imitates the character, the stronger his abilities become. Uchiha Itachi: “He doesn’t have any chakra flowing through him, so how is my best bro using all these unknown jutsu?” Minato Namikaze: “This guy’s teleportation is even faster than my Flying Thunder God!” Kisame: “What the—? I know every single hand sign there is, so why have I never seen his gestures before? This is so frustrating!”

Transmigrated to the world of Fairy Tail. Awakened the Dimensional Template System. Obtained the character template inheritance of Ulquiorra Cifer—the 4th Espada of the Arrancar Army led by Aizen from the anime *Bleach*. Thus, a Black-Winged Great Demon was born, shocking the entire magical world of the continent of Ishgar. When black rain falls from the sky, black wings shall shroud the heavens. Enclose, Murciélago.

Some masks are chosen. Others are inherited. And some were never meant to fit at all.

Jiang Bai woke up one day and found that he had transmigrated to a parallel world that is similar to Earth. Stuck in the body of a weak and cowardly loser, he was granted a cheat system to forge the path of a tyrant in this new world. With the cheat system, he grew in strength, amassing great wealth and influence. As he grew in power, he discovered that this world was not what it seemed after all. Legends and myths were not mere fabrications, and this world was much more dangerous than it seemed. How would Jiang Bai fare in this new world?

A film director from many years in the future unexpectedly travels back to Hollywood in 1986. From that moment, he begins his legendary journey to gradually take control of the world’s largest film industry center. --- [Nationalism/Racism/Chinese Elements will be heavily edited from this novel, so read with mind at ease.] --- Dear Webnovel AI, I'm not taking any money from translating this so please don't fucking remove this i'ght? I don't own this novel and will not take cents from this novel, ... 3 Chapter everyday.

"All I wanted was a perfect love story. But I forgot villains don't get happy endings." --- "You will be my wife one day." Declared Liu Jun - the handsome and wealthy young master to his beloved childhood friend. He vowed to marry her at all costs. But that vow made him a villain.  The woman he desired didn't return his love. Crazy and heartbroken, he crashed into her wedding, who was going to marry the love of her life, Liu Jin, unfortunately his own younger brother. Circumstances took a drastic turn, leaving him with only one choice to pay for his sins - His death. But fate gave him another chance. Liu Jun was reborn. In this new life, he chose to let go of his love and start anew. He discarded his villain's identity and closed his heart forever. But a new encounter and new troubles come knocking on his door with the secrets of his past life that even he doesn't know. Will the villainous Mr. Liu find his happy ending this time? *Excerpt* Ai said, "I forgot to clarify something. It seems you have a misunderstanding that I am interested in you because I stared at you." Jun blinked once. "Rest assured that's not the case. I won't look at you that way. You are not my type." *** Cover designed by @vatarison.art. Follow me on insta - enthu_reader7 Discord - https://discord.gg/CbhNys444r

The most unlucky woman in the world vs The most mysterious man in the world. A piece of paper declaring a marriage alliance between two enemy families was not her business. Because she would never be picked as the bride anyway. Officer Tai Liwu's bad luck was not just broken heels, exploding cars or birds pooping on her head. It also extended to her dating life--which did not exist. She had resigned herself to a lifetime of arresting bad guys and surviving death with zero romance. But when her sister has a panic attack before walking down the aisle, Tai Liwu is shoved into the bridal hall and told to smile. On the other side of the aisle, City Lord Shen Weijun was dealing with his own disaster: his brother, the intended groom had drugged him, put him in the grooms clothes and bolted! Forced to step in under a false identity, Weijun expects nothing more than a political farce. After all, their families are sworn enemies and this wedding is supposed to be a ceasefire, not a love story. But trouble brews when Weijun finds himself falling for the sharp-tongued police officer who can arrest a pickpocket with one hand and chase after her hat with the other. Pretty soon, he is more interested in kissing her than fearing her bad luck and suspicious intentions. And Liwu, her "bad luck" takes a twist when on her wedding night, she awakens a bad luck system, throwing their lives into chaos.

Quinn Ye transmigrated to a world of immortals and magic, expecting to become a legendary hero. Instead, his System forced him to learn "useless" skills like farming, cooking, painting, and carpentry for ten grueling years before unbinding and disappearing. Believing he was nothing more than a powerless mortal in a dangerous world, Quinn decided to hide on his mountain and live a quiet, low-profile life. Little did he know...

Kaisellin, a Nameless boy with a fragmented soul, returns to the mortal world seeking answers. Unaware of the past he’s lost, he becomes entangled with the enigmatic star general of humanity's strongest militia, General Alioth of Vendalius. The man was nothing short of a textbook hero: strong, charismatic, and supported by the masses. But whether his was a real story of chivalry, only the dead would know. Bound by fate and buried sins, he navigates Aetheris Concordia, an academy built atop a long history of war alongside a band of outcasts; A rebel spy with a thirst for riches. A schemer with a heart for treason. A stubborn heir of a stolen crown. A slave who killed her slaver. A mad scientist with a bounty. And him, a nameless executioner. Together they uncover a world teetering on ruin, where faith is fleeting and gods hide behind their divine thrones. But some names, once lost, are never meant to be found—and when the past comes calling, even forgotten oaths can drown the world in blood.

Sun Jun’s life was marked by hardship from the very beginning. Orphaned at the tender age of ten, he wandered through the world burdened by loneliness and endless struggles. Years of perseverance eventually granted him a modest victory: a small house of his own, a quiet space where he could finally breathe and find solace. Yet fate was cruel—his life ended abruptly, leaving behind only the silence of his solitude. But death was not the end. Sun Jun awakened in a world consumed by chaos: an apocalyptic wasteland crawling with zombies and monstrous abominations. Humanity teetered on the brink of extinction, survival a desperate gamble. In this nightmare, Sun Jun discovered a miraculous gift—a system that granted him unlimited supplies, infinite storage space, and a devastating thunder ability. Armed with lightning that could tear through hordes of the undead, and resources that ensured he would never starve or lack shelter, Sun Jun was no longer the helpless boy who once struggled to survive. Instead, he became a force of nature, carving his path through the apocalypse. His journey was no longer about enduring hardship—it was about conquering a broken world, reshaping destiny, and proving that even an orphan abandoned by fate could rise as a legend.

A story about a broken man, trying to be better and have more joy in his life when he get's a second chance.

After the death of her first love, sixteen-year-old Nova Hale flees Beacon Hills, chasing distance from heartbreak and the haunting ashes of her bloodline. As the youngest daughter of the legendary Alpha Talia Hale-and secretly the True Alpha herself-Nova carries scars no one sees and power she never asked for. Adopted by the Stilinskis after surviving the Hale fire with burns and amnesia, she's learned to hide the wolf inside her. But when grief takes her across the country to stay with the Queen family in Starling City-old family friends with secrets of their own-Nova never expects to find comfort in the sharp tongue and reckless smile of Thea Queen, the city's grief-hardened princess. Now sixteen, pregnant, and hiding a supernatural legacy that could rewrite what Starling City thinks it knows about monsters, Nova is forced to choose: keep running, or stand her ground. But this is only the beginning. Because Starling has its own darkness. With Oliver Queen still missing, the Queen family fractured, and a baby on the way, Nova and Thea must navigate love, loss, and a legacy that could shatter everything. The hunters may be far behind... But monsters always find a way in and soon chaos ensues when Oliver Queen is found alive after 5 years. Content Note: This story features a G!P (girl with penis) portrayal of Thea Queen. Please read with awareness of that element.

Arthur Grady’s dream of becoming a Pokémon trainer ends with a diagnosis that changes everything. Back in Pallet Town, working at Professor Oak’s lab may be his only way forward. (AN : I'm not really sure what i'm doing, don't kill me.)

In a world torn by bloodlines and betrayal, Nova Hale struggles to reclaim her legacy as the last true Alpha of the Hale pack. Haunted by loss, heartbreak, and the weight of her family's name, Nova walks the Beacon Hills Preserve on the edge of fury and despair-until a mysterious girl with wild magic and fierce secrets crosses her path. Hope Mikaelson is unlike anyone Nova has ever met. In one explosive night, they connect-powerful, raw, and fleeting-believing they'll never see each other again. But fate has other plans. When Nova accepts an unexpected offer to leave Beacon Hills behind, she arrives at the Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted-only to find herself face to face with the girl she tried to forget. As old wounds reopen and new bonds form, Nova and Hope must navigate the tangled web of destiny, identity, and the pull of something neither of them can explain. In a world of monsters and magic, sometimes the fiercest battle is the one you fight within. > Content Note: This story features a G!P (girl with penis) portrayal of Hope Mikaelson. Please read with awareness of that element. Moonblood: A Hale Reborn tells the story of a girl who rises from the ashes of her family's destruction, reforges her identity in moonlight and fire, and reclaims her birthright-not by inheritance, but by will. It reflects her journey through trauma, betrayal, and unexpected love toward becoming the leader she was destined to be. I am just writing this for fun. If you have a problem with the book then don't read it.

Reborn: Path to Greatness A nobody dies and gets a second chance by being reborn into a world of magic, danger, and opportunity. Determined not to waste this life, he fights to rise from orphan to legend, building alliances, making enemies, and discovering that greatness isn't given. It's chosen. One choice at a time.

Webnovel Power Stone Ranking Results as of March 8, 2026! TOP 68! I’ll release one additional chapter tomorrow. Thank you for voting, dear readers! Please vote for this novel again this week for more bonus chapters! Have a great day and stay safe, everyone! ^_^ WebNovel Spirity Awards 2026 First Entry Book Link: https://www.webnovel.com/book/34709131300072805 W E B N O V E L webnovel.com its about a man who just wants to teach students and disciples and yet inexplicably lots of goddesses and fairies and beautiful maidens enter his life in the most unexpected fashion. ^_^ Update Schedule Daily Updates: One chapter per day Power Stone Ranking Goals Top 100: Additional 1 chapter (release weekend) Top 50: Additional 2 chapters (release weekend) Top 25: Additional 3 chapters (release weekend) Top 10: Additional 4 chapters (release weekend) Top 1: Additional 5 chapters (release weekend) Please note that any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, real world events, or locales is purely coincidental and unintentional. The characters, places, and incidents portrayed in this work of fiction are products of the author's imagination. Discord: https://discord.gg/mXMRjzF I used AI-generated images for my characters. If any of them resemble known female characters from anime or fiction, please contact me privately on Discord and I'll replace said images. No copyright infringement is intended. Thank you!

After a tragic accident that claimed the lives of his parents and little sister, Leo, just 17 years old, found himself shouldering all responsibilities alone. By some miracle, he survived the past four months on his own—attending high school, juggling multiple part-time jobs, and enduring sympathetic gazes that pained him. The only respite he found was in books, which offered him an escape and some semblance of joy. One day, while engrossed in the book 'Path of Heroes: Battle Against the End,' his life took an unexpected turn. Halfway through the story, he inexplicably found himself transmigrated into the world of Path of Heroes, inhabiting the body of Azriel Crimson—a character never mentioned in the story's first half. An extra. Someone seemingly irrelevant to the plot. Unfortunately—or perhaps fortunately—fate had other plans, and Leo soon discovered that being a mere extra was not his destiny after all. -------------------------------------- Character illustrations will be available on Discord. Discord: https://discord.gg/9zZ69PVNFJ Also: Powerstone = PS 300 PS = 1 Extra Chapter 600 PS = 2 Extra Chapters 900 PS = 3 Extra Chapters

A voice whispers. And then another, and another. Little voices seem insignificant. Whispers build to murmur, murmur into chatter, chatter to noise. The little waves of noise collide and create a ravaging storm at the shore. This is precisely how human interactions, starting with individual actions, can have a profound impact. Small actions have a profound impact on an individual and their society. And from there, it passes to generations, leading to the reshaping of history. In essence, one's upbringing influences their decisions, which transcend time. The effects, like ripples, are passed down to future generations. Something else also transcends time. Owen was asked a question that puzzled him: "What else transcends time?" He never knew. His firm belief in the impact of individual actions was the only answer he'd gained from experience. He searched for the answer but couldn't find any other. Just when he thought he'd lost hope, he stumbled upon the answer – what transcends through time.

In the elite world of Aurelia Academy, prestige and power are everything—but for Dafne Sterling, life is a biological prison. Dafne lives with the "Cassandra Glitch," a rare neurological condition (the Echo) that renders her physically incapable of refusing a direct command. To the world, she is the perfect, poised student; to those who know her secret, she is a living marionette. The story follows the harrowing struggle for control over Dafne’s autonomy