Becoming The Villain’s Family

Sirens:anamederivedfromanancientcreature,usedtodescribethosewhocouldcharm,lure,control,andhealothersbysinging.Subjectedtolivethelifeofasiren,Ariahadexperienced,seen,andheardmanyhorrificthings.Brokenbeyondrepair,Ariaresignedherselftodeath,whensuddenly…TheGrandDuke,LloydCardenceValentine,arrivedandwhispered,“ShouldIkilleveryonehere?”“Ifyouneedme,justcallme.Yoursongwillalwaysreachme,whereveryouare.”Intheend,Ariacalledthedevil,bringingdeathtoallthosepresent,alongwithherself.“Let’sfalldowntohelltogether.”Andwiththat,Ariabreathedherlastanddied…onlytoreturntoher10-year-oldself.Nowthatshehadasecondchanceatherlife,Ariawasdeterminedtochangeherfate,aswellasthecruelfateofhersaviour,GrandDukeValentine.Andso…Ariaproposedtohimwithamarriagecontract.Shesoldhersoultothedevilandvowedtoprotecthim.[Marryme.]Ariaextendedherhandandgavehimthecontract.[Let’sgetdivorcedin10years…]Theyoungduketookthecontractfromherhand.“So,whereshouldIstamptheseal?”***“Yousaidyou’ddivorcemewithin10years.”Thegrown-upvillainleanedin,hoveringhisheadbeforehekissedhertenderlyoverhercrown.“Nowthatwe’readults,weshouldsignanothercontract.”