I Will Become Part of the Dark Duke’s Family

I was reincarnated into a book. And not just anywhere—I was reborn with the same rare illness as the female lead, doomed to a short life. The female lead survives because the hidden villain eventually finds a cure for her… But I die before the original story even begins! Rowina decides to act. The villain, who hasn’t come to his senses yet and is living like a broken shell of a man, needs to be pulled together—so the timing of obtaining the cure can be moved up. To do that, she approaches him directly. “Hello, Duke. I’m from the Townsend Orphanage. My name is Rowina Whitfield, and I’m ten years old.” “…What?” “If you make me part of your family, I’ll run out to greet you at the front door every time you come home.” “What nonsense is this—” “And, um, this is something I really had to work up the courage to say.” “…What now?” “I’ll even give you a goodnight kiss before bed.”