The Villainess Is A Beast Tamer
“Sorry, Theron doesn’t like guests,” she sneered, glaring at the man who decided to bother her. with a finger still on the collar of the large tiger, she walked forward dangerously close to him with her not so little friend in tow. “He’s also not too fond of being interrupted before meal time.” this time, she let go of the collar, allowing the beast to pounce as she licked her lips, watching as the intruder tried to hide behind his arms, only to get bored and pull at the leash right before he was mauled. Bending down, she gave him a good few scratches under the neck and a chaste kiss, before focusing back on him. “Seems like you didn’t wet yourself there, congrats. You did better than we expected.” she laughed, it was then he saw not one more set of eyes, but over twenty sets of predatory gazes on him. “Here’s some friendly advice, your majesty. Try running, and they’ll pounce.” with that, she walked off with her tiger, only to be stopped as he grabbed her wrist, breaking free of his cold sweat. “Please, don’t leave me alone here!” he whimpered, his eyes looked as sad as the wolves whenever she’d stop petting them. closing her eyes, she pondered for a moment. “If I do, will you do me a favor in return?” she asked, her expression never once shifting. nodding frantically, she pulled his own wrist, releasing her’s from his grip and walked him beside her as she took him out and away from the cats. As they continued walking, he tried to break the silence. “Thank…” he started but she interrupted. “Don’t thank me yet. The birds can be quite aggressive when mating, it’s going to be a few minutes, a pure miracle you didn’t die sooner.” she told him, still walking leisurely as she wanted to ensure Theron got his exercise. Gripping his wrist harder as a warning, she finally came to an abrupt stop. “Annul our engagement, and stay away from my family. Do not ever speak to me again.” she ordered, the beast growling up at the prince. “No!” it was now her turn to be surprised as he bowed, head nearly touching the pavement. “Anything but that, I will do anything my lady wants whether it be gold or asking for the most expensive jewelry. But the one thing I will never do is annul our engagement!” His eyes sparkled, and for the first time she saw confidence within them. Just why was he so insistent on marrying her to the point he went from crying to a totally different person! As her mouth hung agape, she heard the yelling of another boy. “Theia!” It was Nyx. ——————————————— What’s worse than finding yourself reincarnated in a novel you read and not being the main character? Why, it’s being reincarnated as the very villainess even the villain family looks down on! Too kind for her own good to do things the villain family deems normal, yet too cruel to the heroine. Except she was never cruel, only framed! Theia Argyris, the villainess of the novel “Love Blossoms in the Spring”. the weakest of her family, engaged to the third prince, the first male lead, and the future emperor. in order to survive her childhood and future inevitable death where she’s beheaded and her remains are “fed” to wild animals, just how will she manage? Simple, she’s going to become a real villain, one her family can’t even look down on, and dominate her own life. But why won’t the prince annul their engagement? What’s with her secret magic that plot never mentioned? and more importantly, how does she look so cool with the ability to tame so many beasts? ——————————————— Warnings, a lot of violence, this is a villainess novel! With a well villainous family. Strong female lead, and possible cursing. cover drawn by myself. read around 5-10 chapters before deciding if you enjoy it. You can also refer to this as “Beast Taming Villainess” if it’s too long. season 1-; chapters 1-39 season 2-; chapters 40-N/A
Guests and Gifts
Five minutes passed before she finally got a chance to step away from the entrance and get her Leventis guests to actually take their seats. She'd tried on multiple occasions to be curt and stop talking but they just couldn't get a hint to save their lives.
With more guests arriving she had an excuse to greet them, instead letting them chat up with everyone else beside them. Just a few more guests until she'd finally be able to sit down properly and talk with the guests at her table and around her.
There were no sights of the third prince yet, but in came a familiar face she didn't quite expect despite the invitation. "Greetings, Duchess Elyas." She gave a curtsy, crossing her legs and bending. The look on the Duchess's face was just like Arkadios, the only difference between the two was that he had brown hair.
"Thank you for the invitation, Lady Theia, I hope my son has been taking good care of you." She smiled, briefly exchanging conversation with her before quickly leaving to find some other ladies. She couldn't tell what was on her mind, but it definitely didn't look like she was just here to mingle as she chatted away with Rosalyn.
There was still no sign of the third prince, much to her own happiness, but in came more important guests. Finally, one of the last expected guests entered. "Duchess Vasilakis greets the eleventh daughter of the Argyris family." A woman with pinkish hair and green eyes she'd only ever seen from a distance said, it seemed like all the ducal families had actually came.
The woman's eyes glared into her own, but she kept her ground unphased as she glared back. The tension was thick as the woman and her children stared in silence as she and Arkadios did, even Phius hissing and slowly rising. At long last the duchess shut her eyes and brought her fan close to her lips with a tiny smile.
She was being tested! "Lady Theia Argyris," she smiled, giving her own curtsy making sure to emphasize her name. "greets the Duchess of Vasilakis. I am happy the duchess has made time in her schedule for me." While people were watching she couldn't afford to let anyone belittle her.
Beside her were two children, a little boy with pinkish hair and a little girl with faded pink hair, the boy looked a bit older than her, but the girl looked rather small as well. If she were correct, this little girl was not the daughter of the duchess, but rather her sister's daughter, a child of a Viscount.
"Theia Argyris greets the fourth young master of Vasilakis, the second lady of Biros." Giving his own bow, Arkadios smiled and followed suit, expression matching her's quite well. If they wanted to pick a fight, they'd be getting one.
Instead, the greetings continued smoothly as they walked on by after and begun conversing with others, the girl taking a small peek at her when they were walking past. That was quite the short lived fight, she thought.
Several minutes passed and she assumed nobody else was coming. There was only one set of guests that didn't arrive, anyways. It'd be fine without them. Remembering Rosalyn's instructions, she took a small breath and nodded over at Arkadios, following her.
Walking up to the front of the room, she tucked any stray hairs out of her face and held her fan to her lips, being as graceful as she could. "If I could please have everyone's attention." Her voice was clear and smooth, loud but not ear piercing. It was quick for silence to gather around her, not even a murmur as eyes of dozens of noblewomen and noble children stared at her.
Some looked as though they were trying to find fault, others looked in curiosity and others hid their emotions better. "Thank you for your cooperation," she hummed, casually outstretching her arm a bit to allow Phius to slither down it, gently rubbing the back of his head with her thumb while continuing her speech.
"It seems like all the guests have arrived, so let us begin. If you take a look at your table, you'll seeing gifts in front of you. Please feel free to open them and view the contents." The fruits of her hard work were about to pay off as soon people's murmurs grew and the sound of unwrapping filled the room from the small bags.
In it were rather expensive custom made jewelry for the noblewomen, and a small charm of a snake wrapped around a vermillion bird, depending on the person that received the gift the color and gem of the charm had changed. For the daughters they were given ribbons and the sons received brooches by Rosalyn's suggestion. Not only that, but each gift was dabbed with a bit of perfume from scents that she had been told the receiver liked.
She was happy with the awe some people had, taking a peek at the different reactions. Raising her hand near her face, she felt Phius's cold face press against her cheek. "I do hope that these gifts are to your taste." She could see his tongue flickering as the crowd of people tried to thank her but were drowned out by one another.
She was about to consider it a success when the door to the room slammed open unexpectedly, who on earth was that? She didn't think any other guests would arrive this late, but she supposed that the third prince and his mother did want to come to a tea party hosted by the "neutral" Argyris family. Especially with all the other honorable families present.
Mentally preparing herself she gave yet another curtsy perfectly, bowing her head to show respect to the royal family, even if they were nobodies. She could hear people shuffling to their feet in hurry and she thought about how drastic their reaction changed just because she was polite to them. Lifting her head, she opened her mouth to greet them.
Her mouth was left agape for what seemed like forever as she stared at the tall and handsome man who entered, dark blue hair styled and silver eyes, his attire fancier than normal, carrying a small box in his hand while making his way straight towards her.