Once Your Maid, Always Your Shield

Hailey has served noble Natalie since childhood, rising with her: Natalie becomes empress of the Cafaro Empire; Hailey becomes a high-ranking concubine who helps manage the harem. At sixty, Hailey is ripped from that life and wakes in another era as the Smith family's nanny's daughter. She is stunned to find Natalie Smith, recently brought from the countryside, is the spitting image of the empress she loved. Adopted girl Mila torments Natalie, while Natalie shrinks in terror and refuses to fight back. Haunted by loyalty and rage, Hailey vows to protect Natalie, to punish Mila and her unjust parents, and to rebuild Natalie's future. Old power, quiet courage, and a vow of vengeance collide as Hailey guides Natalie toward a brighter life.