How To Be A Dark Hero’S Daughter

A young woman finds herself reborn inside the pages of a chilling novel, transformed from an ordinary reader into a nameless side character. The story revolves around a mysterious vigilante who eliminates wrongdoers using forbidden arts—a shadowy figure somewhere between a supernatural executioner and a twisted savior. Though her original role held no significance in the narrative, her new life begins in the gutters, vulnerable in a world teeming with danger.

Fate takes an unexpected turn when she rescues the novel’s protagonist, the infamous nobleman who moonlights as a lethal enforcer. Grateful yet unsettlingly intense, he makes an abrupt demand: “You shall be my daughter now.” Suddenly, the penniless orphan is thrust into luxury as the adopted child of the realm’s most feared and influential duke.

Terrified yet intrigued, she struggles to reconcile the man’s ruthless reputation with his baffling behavior—he spoils her relentlessly, declaring her the most precious thing in his life. Artists are summoned to immortalize her likeness; bards compose verses praising her charm. Even his heir, equally unsettling in his devotion, treats her like a cherished treasure.

From destitution to decadence, she adapts to her bizarre new reality—even the occasional disappearance of enemies ceases to faze her. But as she blossoms into adulthood, a new dilemma arises. At sixteen, noble expectations loom, and the mere mention of marriage sends the household into uneasy silence.

A chilling realization dawns—perhaps her adoptive family has no intention of letting her go. Trapped in their suffocating affection, she wonders: Is escape even possible when their obsession runs this deep?