Later that evening, Clara asked to speak to me alone.
Bold.
We met in the garden.
"You're stronger than I expected," she said calmly.
"Everyone keeps saying that."
She smiled slightly.
"I don't want Adrian."
That surprised me.
"You don't?"
"No. I want what comes with him."
Honest.
Terrifyingly honest.
"And if I don't step aside?"
She studied me carefully.
"Then you become the variable."
The word felt surgical.
"I don't destroy without reason," she continued softly. "But I remove obstacles."
Chills ran down my spine.
"You sound like a threat."
"I'm a strategist."
She stepped closer.
"You survived Victoria. Don't mistake me for her."
Before I could respond, she walked away.
Elegant.
Unbothered.
Calculated.
Who is more dangerous Victoria or Clara? Comment: VICTORIA or CLARA.