[Talvan's Estate—Same Day]
Eleania SLAMMED her door with enough force to rattle the walls. Her cloak flew across the bed, forgotten, as she spun on her heels, eyes blazing like twin fires.
"ARRRGHHH!!!" she shrieked, voice sharp and venomous. "THAT WRETCHED, INSOLENT PRINCESS!!!"
Her fists clenched so tight the knuckles turned white, trembling with fury. She could still see it—the way their hands had touched, Osric's fingers wrapped around that… that crown princess's hand.
"How dare… HOW DARE SHE—" Her voice cracked, each syllable a growl. "She had the audacity… the sheer, unbearable audacity—to claim him!"
Her lips twisted into a snarl. "'My man'—ha! MINE! That man has always been MINE! ONLY MINE!"
In a violent burst, she grabbed the nearest vase and hurled it against the wall. It shattered into jagged pieces, spraying the floor with porcelain shards and dirt. Her dark eyes gleamed with obsession and hate. "THEN HOW… HOW DARE SHE—CLAIM HIM AS HERS?!"
