I Was Never a Fake
나는 가짜였던 적이 없었다Synopsis
In a world where the Four Seasons families and the imperial family wield immense power, Psyche was undeniably a fake.
Born into the Benoit Ducal House, which possessed the power of Spring, Psyche came into the world at the cost of her mother’s life—yet she had no abilities at all.
“Vermin,” “half-blood,” “fake”—these became her names, and the stigma of being a fraud tore her heart apart thousands of times a day.
Upon reaching adulthood, she was practically sold into marriage to Karhis Ferdian, the Duke of Winter, known for his cold and cruel nature.
Yet, contrary to expectations, his kindness allowed Psyche to finally escape her horrific past.
But their happiness was short-lived. The imperial family, coveting the powerful Winter ability, annihilated the Ferdian household.
Barely surviving, Psyche witnesses Karhis Ferdian’s corpse—and takes her own life.
Just when she believed she had found eternal rest, Psyche regresses to two years before her marriage to Karhis Ferdian.
Realizing that she has now awakened a powerful Spring ability, Psyche resolves to change her fate—
to honor Karhis’s final wish that she remember him,
to uncover the imperial family’s conspiracy that led her beloved to death,
and to rewrite the destiny of the girl once called a “fake.”
Excerpt
“Strangely, whenever I stand before you, my head aches… and something in my chest throbs.
Have I… really met you before?”
“We have. A long time ago. And someday, you’ll remember.”
“And if I never do?”
“It’ll make me a little sad, but that’s okay. I remember everything.
And I like you as you are now too… just as I always have.”
“…Are you confessing to me right now?”
