Ruins & Roses
[Lyra’s Apartment | 10:04 PM | Red wine. Dim lights. Rage in a little black dress.]
Lyra Vienne
(watching Velvet pace)
you want me to key his car, or his soul?
Velvet Elenor
(biting)
He doesn’t have either. Just a penthouse full of lies and regret.
I let him in — into my chest, my trust, my goddamn mornings.
And now?
Now I want to burn every piece of him I ever touched
[Flashback: RainCorp — 2 days ago | Elevator | Velvet bumps into Kael. Accidental contact — fingers brush. Tension snaps.]
Kael Marcellus
(low, unreadable)
Kael Marcellus
You’re hurt
Velvet Elenor
(cold smile)
Velvet Elenor
Don’t worry. You didn’t cause all of it.
[Scene: Velvet in her room, laptop open. She’s tracing the leak. She’s got brains — and vengeance.]
Velvet Elenor
(texting Dante )
Velvet Elenor
What do you know about Amara?
Dante Ruelle
(replying, fast)
she is his ex finance
Dante Ruelle
Meet me tomorrow. Midnight. The underclub.
I tried to tell myself she was a distraction.
But the silence she left behind?
It’s louder than her voice ever was.
And Elio keeps asking for her.
[Kael’s mansion | Elio walks into Kael’s office, dragging a sketchpad.]
Elio Kael
Why did Velvet go away?
Kael Marcellus
(hesitating)
Kael Marcellus
She… had to.
Elio Kael
But she made you smile. I liked that
[Kael stares at the window — at nothing. He looks broken. But he also looks ready.]
If someone framed her… I’ll find them.”
“And they’ll beg for mercy I never learned to give.
[The Underclub | Midnight | Music like thunder, shadows like secrets]
( velvet walking in, black heels, red lipstick — a woman reborn from ashes)
[Dante at the bar, waiting — shirt open at the collar, danger in his grin.]
Dante Ruelle
Didn’t think you’d show.
Velvet Elenor
(taking the drink)
Velvet Elenor
I’m done playing nice. Let’s burn some empires
He didn’t just break my heart.
He broke his only chance at redemption
[Velvet leans in to Dante, whispers something in his ear. He smirks — but it’s dark this time.]
Dante Ruelle
To war, darling
Dante Ruelle
(raising his glass)
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