Saving the Villain

Filled with anxiety, uncertainty, and doubt, the third time Cosette awoke in this world warranted her to stay inside her room all day. She barely even touched the food Lucia brought her as she tried to sleep for as long as she could during the third day.

But Cosette still woke up inside this same room and inside the body of Cosette Blac on the fourth day. At that point, she was still in denial, but not as strong as the third day.

Then another day came, and then another one.

Now, on the sixth day, Cosette had finally accepted that she had transmigrated into a world of a novel. Lucia had been increasingly worried about her, but she would barely voice it out as Cosette gave her a cold shoulder.

"Let's see…" Cosette hummed, sitting on the chair in front of her study table with a pen in her hand and a notebook. "If I really transmigrated here, I should start penning down what this world is, the characters, and everything I can recall, so I won't forget them."

She nodded in determination, writing down the plot of the novel: The Devil's Den.

In the original novel, it would start around ten years from now.

At the beginning of the story, Mia, the protagonist, a brave girl full of dreams from the countryside, went to a big city to pursue an acting career. It wasn't easy for a girl who didn't have connections like her.

Still, with hard work to hone her craft and perseverance to pursue what she loved, her hard work slowly born fruit. Mia started getting small roles and did her best each time. No matter how small her role was, she would leave her mark. With a beautiful face that looked so endearing and easy to remember, combined with her skill in acting, dancing, and singing, Mia slowly gain recognition and eventually reached success.

As a successful actress, Mia's social circle was full of elites in the upper echelon. So, it was no surprise for her to attend a high-class gathering.

One of them was a fateful night where her life took a magical turn. It was a yacht party she attended just to unwind and relax to forget her terrible ex-boyfriend. As she tried to keep a low profile and hid from the crowd whilst drinking, she bumped into a handsome man.

It was Asher Quinn.

Asher simply went to the upper deck to make a phone call, but he didn't know he would meet an intoxicated lady, blaming him dramatically just because he shared the same gender as her previous lover. It put him in a tight spot since Mia was weeping while clinging to the railings.

He planned to leave her, but when a strong wave hit the yacht, Mia was nearly thrown out of the yacht. So, in the end, he had no choice but to stay with her and listen to her whims.

When he got her to calm down, they both sat down on the deck. Mia kept spewing her heartaches and woe, and somehow, with her personality, she managed to make Asher talk about himself. There, she found out that Asher was being pressured to marry as he was nearing his thirties.

Carefree as she was, Mia volunteered to be his lover — not a wife — just to stop his elders from pressuring him to marry. Of course, Asher just laughed it off, blaming the alcohol in her system. Still, they continued talking about anything random, as if they had already known each other for a long time, even though it was their first meeting.

Time passed without them realizing it and Mia eventually passed out. Gentleman as he was, Asher carried her and found her a room to rest. However, just as he laid her down, she clung to him and embraced him like a pillow.

Nothing happened between them, but that was the highlight of the beginning of the story. Because the next day, Mia brought up their conversation the night before regarding the deal of being his 'secret' lover. All she wanted in return was to make her stupid ex-boyfriend know he wasn't a loss to her.

It was an abrupt and ridiculous deal where they simply wanted to meet their goal. However, what they didn't know was that it was the start of a wonderful romance.

"The story started off as cliche and light, full of fluff," Cosette muttered while tapping the end of the pen against the notebook, recalling the first volume of the novel. 𝐟𝗿𝚎𝐞𝓌e𝒃𝑛𝒐ѵ𝒆𝑙.c𝚘𝓶

"But then volume 2 took a drastic turn."