When the Future Emperor Fell for Me

During finals week Rory is pulled into a novel and wakes as a notorious wastrel heir living disguised as a man. She knows the plot: Yisroel will become emperor, and her role is a disposable minor villain destined to be erased after his ascension. To survive, Rory must sustain a reckless 'playboy' façade while carefully courting Yisroel's favor, balancing danger and deception at every step. Each calculated flirt and risky gamble threatens to trigger the very erasure she fears. The plan falters when Yisroel, the future emperor, begins to notice and fall for the person behind the act. Now Rory faces a harsher choice: cling to the mask that bought her safety or reveal the truth and risk losing everything, including her life and the fragile chance of survival tied to Yisroel's favor.