Beth opened her eyes to see entirely different surroundings. She sat herself up just in awe of what just happened, all she could think was,” Did that really happen? Did I really meet Julia?”

But that question was only answered itself as she looked around the rather large room she was in. The walls were made of beautiful marble, and there were large portraits hung about. The windows spanned from floor to ceiling, and the sun was just peeking into the room through the velvet red curtains. The bed was soft to the touch and very comfortable to add. The sheets were made of gorgeous silk. Everything about this room screamed nobility and money.

Even though Beth didn’t want to leave her new comfy bed, she did end up getting out of it and made her way to the mirror. Sure enough, instead of the reflection she was so used to, she saw Julias instead. But she was much younger than the Julia Beth had met only moments ago. Her hair was much shorter, and the scars of her future were there. Most important was that were was no mark around her neck. 

“This can only be this past,” Beth thought to herself.

All she could see was the reflection of someone she knew well. She knew the entire family line of the Raventós line. She knew that she was the distant cousin of the imperial family and that at this point in time, she was engaged to Prince Laurence as her engagement ring was proudly worn on her finger even when she slept. Beth could only think of the possible ages she could be in this very moment, she had to have been freshly engaged to Laurence because the ring looked so new. The diamond was still shiner than the morning sun.

An idea popped into Beth's mind, Julia kept a diary near her desk to record all of her daily life. No one knew about it until after her death, obviously, Laurence was disgusted, but Serafina felt remorse for her. Towards the end of her life, there was nothing but scribbles of her haterade for the whole world and herself. When Julia opened the book at this point in time there wasn’t anything like that, it was all calm and peaceful. Just Julia talking about her father, how much she doesn’t care for her brother, and her sick mother. Wait her sick mother?!

In the novel, Julia’s mother dies when she was 16, and the diary is dated so recently. So she hasn’t died yet? This could only mean that Beth was now in the body of a 16-year-old Julia. Meaning she still has time to prepare for the events of the novel!

Beth walked back over to the mirror. Hoping there would be some tiny bit of her old self in that reflection. But it had not changed since last she looked. There was no trace of Anabeth. There was only Julia, a healthy young girl with a bright new future ahead of her. With the knowledge, Beth has of the novel and her skills from her previous life she can forge a new path to victory. For herself and the line of the Raventós.

Beth opened her mouth to utter to herself, “I am not Anabeth anymore, I am Julia Raventós, heir to the Raventós Duchy. I will not be weak, and I will have my happy ending.”

Then a knock came from the door, “Good morning my lady! It is Time to wake up and get dressed!”