A girl who holds the pieces of mirror

Aika always believed life gave you nothing back, especially if you were quiet, anxious, and tried to do the right thing. She built her world around predictable routines, wearing her fake glasses and a tight bun like armor against the noise of a world that never noticed her.One final selfless act—saving a kitten from traffic—ends her life of quiet survival. But instead of peace, she wakes up in a high-society nightmareAika is now Helena D'Arven, a tragic minor character in a novel full of ruthless political maneuvering and powerful, unforgiving families. The "original" Helena was a desperate girl who threw her life away for men who didn't even look up from their phones.The world expects Helena to be a "psycho-idiot" or a ghost. But Aika is done being the quiet girl who expects nothing. Armed with a modern perspective and a sharp tongue, she’s navigating deadly social games not just to survive, but to take controlAs she dismantles the "vipers" around her and refuses to play by their rules, she catches the attention of the one man who is just as dangerous as she is. In a world where kindness is a weakness and love is a transaction, Aika is about to find out that being "quiet" was just her training—and now, she’s ready to be heard.