_Author's POV_
The next day…..
At the Varkos Mansion, Virella sat in her room.
She had always believed she was smarter than the results she had been given in life.
She had watched Rowena build something real from nothing and had decided the only difference between them was opportunity. She had an opportunity now. The Varkos name still carried some weight in certain circles and she intended to use it before it depreciated further.
She launched a line of premium herbal wellness tinctures. Small bottles, elegant packaging, marketed as traditional remedies for energy and clarity and general wellbeing. She had found a supplier willing to work quickly and cheaply and had priced the product at a premium without fully understanding what was even inside it.
People bought the ite
