Chapter 80: Fractured Fates

A sigh of frustration escaped her lips.

“Argh, fine! Since they begged me to.”

Fiona crossed her arms, clearly annoyed but resigned to the demand. She glanced at the empty space in front of her as if someone were directly addressing her.

“Readers, you want an explanation? Fine. Listen closely.”

My name is Dora.

At least, that was who I used to be before all of this happened. Before I lost everything.

I originally lived on Earth, where life was ordinary—predictable, even. Like every other girl who devoured novels, I used them to escape reality. Fantasy, romance, action, tragedy—I read them all. They transported me to...