Reborn Queen's Gambit

After the great war between humans and beasts, both sides agreed to let the half-beasts govern the world.

Every hundred years, a union between humans and beasts would be arranged. The first half-beast child of the generation would be the next ruler of the Human-Beast Alliance.

In my past life, I chose to marry the eldest son of the wolf clan, renowned for his unwavering devotion. I was the first to bear him a child—a rare half-beast white wolf.

Our son was named the next ruler of the Human-Beast Alliance, and my husband, by extension, rose to immense power.

My younger sister, who had chosen to marry into the fox clan out of vain admiration for their beauty, was not so fortunate. The fox clan's heir, a notorious philanderer, eventually contracted a disease and lost his ability to father children.

Jealous and resentful, my sister set a fire that burned both me and my young white wolf son alive.

When I opened my eyes again, it was the very day of the human-beast mating ceremony. This time, my sister was quicker—she climbed into the wolf clan heir Jacob's bed before I had the chance.

I knew then: she had been reborn too.

But what she didn't know… was that Jacob's nature was cruel and violent. He worshiped bloodshed, not love. And he was anything but a worthy mate.

Chapter 1

"Clarice, Jacob and I truly love each other. Can't you just let us be together? We've already shared a bed. If I don't marry him, how could I ever marry anyone else?"

In a daze, I heard my younger sister Bella crying out.

Father stood nearby, speaking up in her defense. "Clarice, maybe you could choose another fiancé instead. Bella just made a mistake in a moment of poor judgment."

He had always been biased toward Bella. After all, she was the legitimate daughter of his official wife, while I was merely the illegitimate child from one of his affairs.

I looked at Bella, who was kneeling on the ground. Though her face was streaked with tears and full of pitiful sorrow, the ambition and excitement in her eyes were unmistakable.

I knew then: she had been reborn too. And this time, she had made it to Jacob's bed before I did.

In my past life, I had chosen Jacob, the eldest son of the wolf clan, as my fiancé. I saw the serpent clan as cold-blooded and unfeeling, the fox clan as frivolous and unfaithful, and the dragon clan as proud and arrogant. Only the wolf clan, known for their loyalty and devotion, seemed worthy of trust.

Six months after marrying Jacob, I got pregnant with our child. And then, I gave birth to a half-beast white wolf, our son Tristan.

As the first half-beast child born from the human-beast union, Tristan naturally became the next leader of the Human-Beast Alliance.

Bella, enamored by the fox clan's beauty, had chosen their heir, Lucien. But she didn't expect him to be a shameless womanizer, constantly entangled with other lovers.

Eventually, she contracted a disease because of him—one that left her infertile and scorned by the fox clan.

She blamed me for her...