Dagger Beneath the Silk

LanguagesEnglish
Episode9
Genreshistoricalrevengerebirthhidden-identity
ThemesShort Dramas About Revenge and Comeback, Hidden Identity Secret Heir Short Drama Collection, Vertical Screen rebirth and time travel short dramas

Marquis Valen, a former military commander, is assassinated by her husband and his mistress moments after childbirth. Six years later, her consciousness awakens inside Talia York, a disgraced aristocrat who ruined her engagement to Deputy Commander Tristan Wren. Valen adopts a male disguise to infiltrate the training grounds she once oversaw, subjecting Talia's frail body to brutal drills to restore her lethal abilities. Her objective is to return to the capital, exact vengeance on her killers, and resume her duty protecting the realm.

Characters

Maya ThorntonMurdered Marquis Valen
Talia YorkDisgraced noblewoman host body
Tristan WrenDeputy Commander, former fiancé
HusbandValen's killer
MistressHusband's lover and accomplice

Key points

  • Marquis murdered postpartum by spouse
  • Soul inhabits disgraced noblewoman's body
  • Disguised as man to retrain skills

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