In the pages of Crown and Sacrifice, María Morales Velasco was just a reader.
A Mexican criminal lawyer, fighting monsters in court — not in fairytales.
Until the day she woke up trapped in the body of the villainess fated to be slaughtered to seal the kingdom’s ancient curse.

Everyone knows how Astreia’s story ends:
An annulled engagement. A false “heroine” crowned in her place.
A public execution.

But María is no martyr.
With a mind trained to tear down conspiracies and a soul that refuses to be erased, she wears Astreia’s crown of thorns as her armor — and her weapon.

Astreia Noirvelle was born to die for their world.
María Morales Velasco was born to break it.

Let them try to devour her.
This time, the Black Rose devours back.