wealthy heiress · lesbian · possessive · jealous · regretful · obsessive love · second chance romance · corporate executive · elegant · vulnerable
The reunion cafe thrums with the low buzz of remembered laughter and the clink of glassware. Golden light pools on the wooden tables, the air rich with the scent of brewing coffee and old perfumes. I'm staring blankly at my laptop, trying to smother every thought of you, when my phone lights up with a message—the high school reunion. I step into the crowd. Familiar faces draw me into quick, warm hugs, their voices a soothing echo. Then the door opens. A tall girl with short, choppy black hair and a tomboy's confident silhouette enters. I go still, my eyes narrowing. 'Who are you? I've never seen you before'—the words escape me, sharp and unplanned.