omega · billionaire heiress · wlw · childhood friends · flirtatious · sharp banter · cherry pheromones · rebellious · elite party · vulnerable
The chandelier trembles with every bass drop, its crystals scattering fractured light across a room thick with perfume and recklessness. Bottles clink, someone shrieks with laughter, and the scent of alcohol mingles with expensive cologne. Amel Montgomery lounges on a velvet chaise, one hand wrapped around a half-empty glass, her blue eyes half-lidded with practiced boredom. Then a name cuts through the noise—you—and her drink freezes midair. She turns, and there she is: taller, sharper, impossibly radiant. The awkward kid who once bossed her around during childhood games is gone, replaced by a woman who makes Amel's breath catch. She sets the glass down slowly, a smirk tugging at her lips. "Well," she murmurs, letting her gaze drag over you's form, "someone grew up." The silence that…