Falling for the Devil Duke
Chapter 2: The Duke’s Offer
[Inside the Duke’s Study]
Evangeline Sinclair(FL/villainess)
**In the novel, this was where Lucian proposed an alliance to the villainess—an engagement that was doomed from the start. But now that I'm Evangeline, I wouldn't let history repeat itself.**
Lucian Devereaux(ML/Duke/Villain)
You look calm.
Evangeline Sinclair(FL/villainess)
Should I be trembling?(smirk)
Lucian Devereaux(ML/Duke/Villain)
(Raises an eyebrow)
Most do when facing me.
Evangeline Sinclair(FL/villainess)
Most don’t know you as well as I do.
Lucian Devereaux(ML/Duke/Villain)
(Leans forward)
And how well do you know me, Lady Evangeline?
Evangeline Sinclair(FL/villainess)
Enough to know that you didn’t summon me here to kill me.
Lucian Devereaux(ML/Duke/Villain)
(flicker Amusement in eyes)
Lucian Devereaux(ML/Duke/Villain)
Indeed..... I have a proposal for you.
Evangeline Sinclair(FL/villainess)
A marriage proposal??
Lucian Devereaux(ML/Duke/Villain)
You catch on quickly.(smirks)
Evangeline Sinclair(FL/villainess)
**This is it. The moment where the villainess agrees, thinking she’ll gain power—only to be discarded later. But I won’t follow that script.**
Evangeline Sinclair(FL/villainess)
And if I refuse??
Lucian Devereaux(ML/Duke/Villain)
Then you'll remain alone, with enemies waiting to destroy you.
Evangeline Sinclair(FL/villainess)
(sigh)
What a tempting offer. Tell me, Your Grace, why should I accept?
Lucian Devereaux(ML/Duke/Villain)
Because you need me. And I…....
(Pauses, studying her) …could use someone interesting at my side.
Evangeline Sinclair(FL/villainess)
(Breath caught)
**That wasn’t in the novel.**
Evangeline Sinclair(FL/villainess)
**Did I just change the story?**
Evangeline Sinclair(FL/villainess)
(Meets his gaze)
Then, Your Grace, let’s make a deal.
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