REBORN My Second Life I Became The Villianess (Nyxara) novel Chapter 71

The rest of the house was quiet and the family was sleeping soundly. I rested my head against Dario’s chest as my fingers traced slow, circles against his shirt. My mind was working out the exact plan for revenge.

"I am going to destroy them, both of them. Nysa and Caroline."

Dario’s hand paused on my back, his muscles tightened slightly, but he didn’t interrupt.

"I want you to give Nysa exactly what she thinks she wants," I said, lifting my chin up so I could look up into his eyes .

"Attention, ambition and false hope. You have to let her believe she can worm her way back into your life and you regret choosing me and want her instead.. When you have her where you want her, you’ll make her think she is sneaking into your bed and she’s going to take what she thinks is a stolen victory."

A slow smile touched my lips. "She’s going to walk away from it feeling smug, and she’s going to be convinced that he has me humiliated , that she took something precious right out from under my nose and she’s going to l lean hard into that delusion."

Dario watched me closely, his gaze was sharp and unwavering. "And then?" he asked..

"And then you pull the ground out from under her feet," I said quietly.. "No warmth. No follow-up. You leave her with freezing indifference. When she realizes it didn’t mean a damn thing, and worse, when she figures out the humiliating truth of who she actually spent the night with, her mind will fracture. She’s going to spiral."

I settled back down against him. "While she is falling apart from the inside out, she’s going to turn her fury onto Caroline. Or Caroline will snap trying to manage her unhinged behavior. They won’t be able to trust each other once the pressure starts mounting. Meanwhile, my dad handles the background maneuvers, and Cipher Core quietly strips away every last financial asset and hidden safety net they have left."

I paused, letting the silence settle before delivering the final decree. "Carlton stays completely out of the crosshairs. He never finds out until I decided to let him know, but Nysa and Caroline? They’re going to wake up one day and realize their entire world has turned to ash, and that I was the one who planned every single second of it without ever raising my voice."

Dario’s fingers continued it’s slow, soothing path along my back , a low hum vibrating through him.

"Done," he said, his voice dropping into a gravelly promise. "If that is the game you want to play, I will do it down to the last detail. Nysa won’t even realize she’s walking into a cage until the walls are already caving in." he said. I closed my eyes, a wave of deep, vindictive satisfaction settling deep into my bones. The countdown had officially begun.

The next morning, the sunlight filtered through the windows as we made our way down to the kitchen. The rest of the family was already gathered around the dining table. My father-in-law was sitting at the head of the table and Elena was sitting beside him. My father was sitting at the other end nursing a cup of dark coffee, while uncle Pascal was sitting beside him. Grandfather and Grandmother occupied the adjacent seats. Bianca and Ella, were sitting further down the table.

When Dario and I walked into the room, all eyes turned toward us.

My father looked up, raising a single dark brow as he took in the calm, unbothered expression on my face and the steady, protective way Dario kept close beside me.

"Morning," my Father said, setting his mug down. "Did you sleep well?"

"Well enough," I said, taking a seat across from him. I poured myself a cup of black coffee, letting the steam rise between us. "Better than Nysa and Caroline are going to sleep starting tonight."

My father’s expression sharpened instantly, a flicker of dark, predatory interest crossing his features. "Care to elaborate?" he asked.

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