Kael Veydrin.
He was infamous, known as the embarrassment of the Veydrin family. A failure. A disgrace. He had never awakened any power and was denied entry to the Academy, where noble children trained to become leaders and warriors. If not for being the Grand Duke's son, no one would have even remembered his name.
In her past life, by this time, Kael had ruined himself. At a noble gathering, he had been accused of molesting her fiancé. Because of this, he was beaten mercilessly by Vale Ryder, the soon-to-be Hero, and was stripped of his noble title. Cast out with barely any wealth, he had vanished from high society.
A year later, his name resurfaced—only as a tragic headline. Kael Veydrin, found dead in a swamp, killed by lowly gutter rats.
Ariana clenched her fists. "What changed? Why is he still here? Is it because of my rebirth?"
The possibility of things going out of hand or the possibility of her being in a different world worried her a bit.