The silence inside the Rolls Royce was no longer a battlefield; it was a beautiful sanctuary. Outside the tinted windows, the world was in absolute chaos. Every news outlet in the country had just received the 8K footage of the "abduction," and the narrative had flipped completely. The "victim" was now the "Scarlet Queen," and the Vale family were the villains of the year.
Aria sat back against the leather seat, the adrenaline finally beginning to recede, leaving behind a cold, crystalline focus. She pulled out her phone, the screen reflecting in her emerald eyes.
Her social media feed was an avalanche. The hashtag #NationsAunt was trending at number one. Below it, #ScarletQueen and #LucasIsAJoke were climbing rapidly. She scrolled through the comments, a ghost of a smirk playing on her lips.
