I Got Reincarnated as the Villainess
The Engagement Announcement
Velvet curtains. Gold trim. Everything about the Crest estate screamed perfect nobility.
Announcer
(Formal) Lady Elara Quinn... and His Highness, Prince Adrian Crest
The crowd parted like waves around a sinking ship.
Whispers slid past her skin like knives.
“That’s her…”
“Didn’t she poison someone last season?”
“Poor Adrian, forced into this mess—”
She stepped forward anyway, chin high, blue eyes steady.
Gold hair. Sharp jaw. Smile like a politician’s promise.
Adrian Crest (Fl Fiance/Nl Ml)
(Flat) Lady Quinn
Elara Quinn (Fl/Nl Villainess)
(sweet smile, sharp teeth underneath) Your Highness
Next to him—Selene Mercer.
Pastel dress. Honey curls. Eyes like soft spring rain.
Selene Mercer (Fl Bff/Nl Fl)
(All sugar) I'm so happy for you both
Elara Quinn (Fl/Nl Villainess)
(Soft) That's very sweet of you
Elara Quinn (Fl/Nl Villainess)
Truly
Adrian Crest (Fl Fiance/Nl Ml)
(through gritted teeth): Play your part, Elara
Elara Quinn (Fl/Nl Villainess)
(turning slightly): I always play my part. The question is, do you?
The Lord Chancellor stepped forward, raising a scroll.
Chancellor
By order of His Imperial Majesty, it is decreed—
Elara didn’t hear the rest. She was watching Selene.
Watching the way Selene’s fingers curled in her skirts when Adrian glanced at her.
Jealousy wasn’t a color Selene wore well.
A flicker of movement. Far across the room.
A man leaning against a pillar, dressed in black, watching her like a secret.
He lifted his glass in a mock toast.
Elara Quinn (Fl/Nl Villainess)
(whispers, smiling): Let’s begin, then
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