I Got Reincarnated as the Villainess
The Wolf and the Spider
The engagement feast dragged on like a bad play no one could leave.
Elara barely tasted the wine. The music blurred into white noise.
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(Smooth, dry) Your Highness
She didn’t turn at first.
Elara Quinn (Fl/Nl Villainess)
Not yet. Let them watch
His laugh was low. Dangerous.
Kieran Vale (Nl Villain)
A woman who understands theatre
Kieran Vale (Nl Villain)
Finally
Slowly, gracefully, she turned to face him.
Black uniform. Black gloves. Smile like a blade unsheathed.
Elara Quinn (Fl/Nl Villainess)
(Lightly) Commander Vale
Elara Quinn (Fl/Nl Villainess)
I didn't think they let traitors into polite conpany
Kieran Vale (Nl Villain)
(Smiling wider) They don't
Kieran Vale (Nl Villain)
I'm just here for the wine
Silence hummed between them, tension twisting, sharp, alive.
Kieran Vale (Nl Villain)
Studying her like something interesting under glass) You’re not what I expected
Elara Quinn (Fl/Nl Villainess)
(tilting her head) What did you expect?
Kieran Vale (Nl Villain)
Porcelain. Pretty. Stupid. Instead I find… teeth
Elara Quinn (Fl/Nl Villainess)
What use is porcelain? It breaks
He stepped closer. Just enough to be improper. Just enough to make the watching nobles hold their breath.
Kieran Vale (Nl Villain)
(Low) Careful, Duchess
Kieran Vale (Nl Villain)
Someone might think you're flirting with the enemy
Elara Quinn (Fl/Nl Villainess)
(smiling sweetly) Aren’t we all enemies here?
His eyes gleamed like dark amusement.
Kieran Vale (Nl Villain)
They’ll destroy you, you know
Elara Quinn (Fl/Nl Villainess)
(soft, steady) Not if I destroy them first
Kieran Vale (Nl Villain)
We should talk
Kieran Vale (Nl Villain)
Privately
Kieran Vale (Nl Villain)
Before the game gets bloody
Elara Quinn (Fl/Nl Villainess)
It’s already bloody. You’re just late to the party
Their eyes locked. No softness. Just two predators sizing each other up.
Kieran Vale (Nl Villain)
(offering his hand like a dare) Then let’s spill it properly, shall we?
Elara Quinn (Fl/Nl Villainess)
(taking it, smile like poison) After you
As they stepped away from the crowd, one watching figure’s fingers clenched white around the stem of a wineglass.
His jaw tight. His perfect façade cracking.
And across the room, Selene smiled softly—
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