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The air here is cleaner than out there, she remarked.
I had just found a stone bench near the water and sat down, taking in the elegance of the lotuses-when I felt it: a faint but malicious Omega scent drawing closer.
Liana.
Asphodel immediately bristled with tension, letting out a low growl. That annoying insect again. Be careful of her tricks, Leslie.
I didn’t move. I just watched as Liana approached.
She’d changed into a different dress-white, more delicate. Her expression was carefully set with just the right amount of sorrow… and a bitterness she couldn’t quite hide.
“Leslie…” she said softly, like she was the one who’d been hurt earlier, “are you here alone? Kirby’s been looking all over for you…”
I raised an eyebrow. Internally, I scoffed.
“Looking for me?” My voice was flat. “More likely looking for an alliance partner who benefits. him-not a ‘divorced wife’ he was eager to get rid of.”
Her face paled a bit, but she tried to recover, even mustering a look of pity. “Don’t be too sad, Leslie. I know… leaving Kirby was probably devastating for you. Sure, you seem stronger now, but look at you-dressed like this… tsk. You still can’t hide how pathetic and abandoned you are. Not like me. Kirby said he’ll always take care of me…”
She brought up my strength deliberately, trying to imply it came from something shameful. And she made sure to mention Kirby’s so-called promise to her.
Asphodel was furious. Pathetic?! She dares call us pathetic?! Leslie, let me put her in her place!
Easy, I soothed her. Outwardly, I smiled-slow and meaningful. “Oh? Is that how he takes care of you? Dressing you in clothes that don’t suit you, hiding behind someone else’s name, following around like a shadow?”
My eyes flicked deliberately to her dress. It was expensive, no doubt-but it clashed hard with her Omega scent.
Her smile froze. She instinctively clutched the hem. “You… you don’t know what you’re talking about! Kirby picked this out for me!”
“Did he?” I rose and walked slowly to the pool, looking down at my reflection-strong, confident, beautiful. The pride of an Alpha was written all over me. “Liana, lying to yourself doesn’t change reality. You’ll never be me.”
Maybe my words struck a nerve. Or maybe this had been her plan all along. Just as I turned to leave the disgusting little pest behind-
There was a shriek. Then a splash.
“Help! Help! Leslie-why did you push me?!”
Liana had flailed backward-perfectly-and landed right in the pool behind me.
Splash!
She thrashed in the water, calling out in just the right pitch for nearby guests to hear. Not too loud. Just loud enough.
Gasps and footsteps followed immediately.
And of course-Kirby came running first. Panic and suspicion twisted his face as he leapt into the pool without hesitation, pulling a soaking, trembling Liana from the water.
Liana’s POV (Glory Hall – Poolside)
That b*tch Leslie-she tore through my act with just a few sentences, then looked down on me like she was royalty! Why?! Why was she the Alpha? Why did she get to be the Rogue family’s princess? Why did she get even a sliver of attention from Kirby?
No. I wasn’t going to let it end like this!
As she turned to leave, a wicked plan formed in my mind in an instant.
I calculated the angle and force, let out a sudden shriek, and let my body “lose control,” tumbling backward at just the right moment into the pool behind her. The freezing water wrapped around me, but inside–I was burning with excitement!
“Help! Help! Leslie-Leslie, why did you push me?!” I flailed and cried out, filling my voice with fear and hurt.
The plan worked! Gasps erupted around me! Kirby rushed over just like I knew he would! When he jumped into the pool and grabbed me, I could feel the strength in his arms-and maybe… just maybe, a bit of concern?
Perfect!
I clung to him like a drowning girl to a lifeline, trembling from the cold and “shock,” burying my face into his chest. The tears came effortlessly, streaming down my cheeks.
“Kirby… sob… I don’t know… I don’t know why Leslie would do this to me… I only wanted to talk to her…. and then… then she shoved me in… she must still hate me… hate me for making you worry about me…
I cried, voice shaking, broken up just enough to make it sound raw and innocent-pointing every finger at Leslie.
I stole a glance upward. Leslie was still standing at the edge of the pool, face unreadable. But the way people were looking at her now-suspicion, judgment, hostility.
Hah! Leslie! So what if you’re an Alpha? In Kirby’s heart, I’m the one who needs protecting. I’m the sweet, gentle girl. You’ll never beat me.
Leslie’s POV (Glory Hall – Poolside)
I watched with cold eyes as Kirby pulled the soaked, shivering Liana from the pool. She clung to him, sobbing quietly, each word accusing me of some imagined cruelty. The stares that fell on me were heavy-suspicious, blaming, some even hostile.
Asphodel growled low and dangerous inside me. Lies. That filthy Omega is lying. Leslie, tear her mask off!
Kirby draped a jacket over her, then looked up. His pale blue eyes locked onto mine, swirling with emotion-anger, confusion… and maybe a flicker of disappointment?
“Leslie,” he said, voice low and cold, “what happened here?”
I met his eyes calmly, even let my lips curl into a faint smirk. “She jumped in on her own. Believe it or don’t.”
My blunt honesty seemed to catch Kirby off guard for a moment.
“I did not! Kirby, don’t believe her!” Liana interrupted, sobbing harder. “Leslie, I know you’re still mad at me because of Kirby… but you can’t do this to me! Are you still in love with him? Is that why you tried to drown me-because you’re jealous that he chose me?”
She spun the whole story around, playing the victim to perfection. Painting me as some love- crazed, vengeful ex. And it worked-the crowd’s attention swung back to me, judging.
A sweet little princess, isn’t she?
As she twisted the truth with every trembling word, and as I watched Kirby’s doubt deepen, something inside me snapped. That carefully maintained calm cracked.
Asphodel roared inside me. Enough! No more silence! Show her what an Alpha’s fury looks like!
I took a long breath. The mocking smile faded. Ice took its place.
In stunned silence, I stepped toward Kirby and Liana. Liana flinched at my approach, instinctively shrinking against Kirby.
I didn’t look at him. I reached out, grabbed her dripping arm, and before she could do more than scream-
Splash!
I shoved her. Hard. She went flying back into the pool.
This time, it wasn’t an act.
“Ahhh-!” Liana’s scream rang out-shrill, panicked, real. Her shock and disbelief echoed through the garden.
Gasps burst from the crowd. My sudden move had stunned everyone.
I walked to the edge of the pool, staring down at her thrashing form. My eyes were sharp, merciless. I reached for a vintage bottle of red wine on a passing servant’s tray.
I popped the cork. Liana looked up at me, drenched, terrified.
And I poured.
Not a drop left behind-every crimson drop spilled over her head, soaking into her hair, mixing with the water and her tears.
“If you’re so determined to say I pushed you,” I said, voice quiet but cutting through the stunned silence, “then I’d hate to disappoint.”