Chapter 1

The morning sun warmed my face through the sheer curtains.

I stretched, a contented sigh escaping me.

Ten years.

Ten years since I, Ava Miller, woke up in the body of Ashley King, the notorious mean girl from "Lakeside High."

Ten years of trying to be good, to be kind.

And it had worked.

I had Chloe, the novel's actual heroine, as my best friend.

And Ethan Reed, the quiet boy next door from the books, was my husband.

My hand went to my swollen belly.

Our baby.

A symbol of this perfect life I' d built, a life so different from the one Ashley King was supposed to have.

My parents, Ashley' s parents, were wealthy, yes, but they were also supportive, loving this new version of their daughter.

I thought about Ethan, how gentle he always was.

He wasn' t the main hero in those old books, just a secondary character who loved Chloe from afar.

But in this life, he loved me.

Or so I believed.

We were happy. Chloe was happy, married to Liam, the novel's hero.

Everything was as it should be, peaceful and full.

I smiled, thinking of the baby shower Chloe was planning for me next month.

Life was good.

I had truly changed my destiny.

This charmed life was real.