The Prime-Time Potion Scandal
By @john1208
Tevari just wanted to grow her rare medicinal flora in peace, but qualifying for the prestigious Sovereign's Cup requires a partner. Enter Rhovand: her arrogant, insufferable brewing rival. Their strategic, strictly professional engagement is going perfectly until Lisseth - Rhovand’s ex-girlfriend who tearfully claims she 'left for his own good' - crashes their televised banquet with a delicate, blood-spotted handkerchief. Lisseth’s strategy is simple: interrupt every public date with a miraculously timed, fatal symptom to steal Rhovand back. What she doesn’t realize is that Tevari and Rhovand are treating her fake illness like a peer-reviewed study. With Rhovand ruthlessly recording Lisseth's contradictory medical claims on a phonograph crystal and a double-agent socialite feeding them her daily schedules, they prepare a flawless trap. But there’s a catch: the tournament's engagement pact has a hidden 14-day expiration timer that threatens to wipe their memories if they don't officially seal the bond. Can Tevari overcome her crippling shyness long enough to embrace a real romance, or will Lisseth's televised teardown run out of time?
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