Assistant to the Villain, #3
Accomplice to the Villain
by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Contents
Chapter 6
Overview
Evie navigates a fraught conversation with Nura, admitting Lyssa sees Nura as a stranger. The office fills with allies, where humor and charged banter reveal lingering tension between Evie and Trystan. Clare reports the male guvre’s decline. The chapter ends with Marv announcing an unexpected royal arrival: King Benedict at the Manor’s door.
Summary
In her newly claimed office, Evie reassures Nura that Lyssa needs time, but when pressed on why, Evie admits Nura didn’t raise Lyssa and feels like a stranger to her. Nura struggles with guilt as Evie asserts pride in her investigative work despite Nura’s regret.
The room soon fills: Tatianna arrives, then Gideon, Clare, Kingsley, and finally Trystan. Amid jokes about Trystan pushing a finance worker, Evie and Trystan share a fleeting, blushing glance that exposes their unresolved attraction. Clare updates them that the separated male guvre swings between agitation and despair, barely eating despite calming potions.
As Nura and Gideon depart to find Lyssa, Kingsley’s garbled signs prompt more banter. Trystan privately tells Evie he already has “inspiration,” intensifying their mutual tension and hinting at personal stakes beneath their professional distance.
The moment breaks when Marv bursts in, announcing that King Benedict is at the Manor’s front door, abruptly raising external stakes and cutting short Evie and Trystan’s charged exchange.
Who Appears
- Evie SageBalances office refuge, confronts Nura about Lyssa, trades charged banter with Trystan, and braces for the king’s arrival.
- Trystan (The Villain)Awkwardly flustered around Evie, jokes darkly, admits she’s his inspiration, and pivots to urgent business.
- NuraReturns mother seeking connection; hears Evie’s hard truth that she didn’t raise Lyssa; departs to find Lyssa.
- GideonProvides comic relief and buffers family tension; escorts Nura to seek Lyssa.
- ClareReports the male guvre’s worsening condition and shares light sibling rivalry with Trystan.
- TatiannaArrives on Evie’s summons; involved in potions for the male guvre; observes dynamics in the room.
- KingsleyFrog companion with humorous signs that miscommunicate “true love,” easing tension.
- MarvBursts in with urgent news that King Benedict is at the front door.
- King BenedictUnexpected royal visitor; announced knocking at Massacre Manor’s door.