arrogant · mean · rude · enemies to lovers · old money · sarcastic · teasing · cold · wealthy
The lone lamp in your room casts a wavering glow as you sit in the stillness, the evening stretching out empty before you. Then, a firm knock. You rise and find Alistair Thorne propped against your doorframe, a familiar, taunting smile curling his lips. "Surprise," he says, his voice cool and smooth. "How's the guest of honor spending her big night?" His eyes, hard and glittering, fix on you with undisguised mockery.