[□□ fiction | Only a villain can deal with another villain]
The thing Alvin von Holstein regrets most in his life is letting that cold-hearted foreign beauty taste the sweetness of power.
He once believed marriage was a political bargaining chip, until his Omega turned poisoned wine into a kiss.
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The first time they met, alarms ripped through the night sky above the capital planet.
The Federation's godlike, peerlessly handsome, highborn commander strode through the battlefield's wreckage.
Through the swirling clouds of dust, he cast a condescending glance at Yu Linxi, kneeling on the ground and coughing up blood.
Later, in the depths of a night when passion spiraled out of control,
the Omega was held in his arms and kissed until his legs went weak.
Even as his fingertips tangled in the commander's uniform, he didn't forget to gasp out a request for an observer's seat.
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Everyone said the southern nation's jewel was sacred and noble, with pure blood.
Sent abroad on an important mission, he navigated the halls of power in a frail body. A chaste beauty was always an object of pity.
But only Alvin knew
when he gripped Yu Linxi by the waist and took him roughly in a corner of the council chamber, the back of this poisonous rose's neck still bore someone else's bite mark.
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"What right do you have to criticize me?" Yu Linxi asked, the corner of his mouth curling into a cold smile, though his tone was utterly calm.
A divorce agreement lay between them.
The Alpha was furious beyond measure, yet now he was eerily calm.
He slowly pressed the muzzle of a gun to Yu Linxi's heart. "Why don't we see whose lover dies first, "
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They were the filthiest of co-conspirators, and the most perfectly matched of enemies.
They tore at each other in the hunting grounds and fought between the sheets, raised on ambition, even turning betrayal into a game.
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*Ruthless, brutal schemer x cold, selfish, sickly beauty
Content warnings:
1. The top and bottom go from "partners in a physical relationship" to lovers.
2. The top is abruptly dumped and divorced (there's a reason!).
3. Both the top and bottom cause each other serious harm.
4. While they're apart, the bottom accepts pheromone marking from someone else.
5. The bottom enjoys giving the silent treatment (basically, he cries with a cold face, says nothing, and makes his husband guess).
6. The top is sexually inexperienced; the bottom's status is Schrodinger's.
Theme: Twisted love may be thrilling, but a healthy relationship is far more precious.