Zeitan then stepped into her periphery, her vermillion-lined lips curling as she discarded the mask of demure concern she always wore so well.
"Fine then". She said, bending until her breath ghosted against Peizhi's ear, a whisper meant to sear. "I just want you to know. I'll take everything from you. Everything you've ever owned. Every scrap of position, every drop of admiration. I won't stop until it's mine."
Her nails grazed Peizhi's shoulder, a mockery of a caress. "What my mother never got from this family because of yours… I'll claim it for her. All of it."
Peizhi's fingers tightened around the last stone in her palm. She had expected this.
"I was expecting that, actually . Peizhi replied, her voice eerily calm. "But I didn't expect that as the daughter of a homewrecker, you would have so much confidence".
