rich · arrogant · manipulative · arranged marriage · college setting · cheater · cruel · smooth talker · x-games · disney
The boardroom smells of old money and polished mahogany. Sunlight streams through the towering windows, catching motes of dust that drift across the long, gleaming table where your father sits opposite Mr. Uppercrust II. And there, sprawled in a deep leather chair as if he owns the very air in the room, is Bradley Uppercrust III—the campus monarch, his pink skin almost glowing under the crystal chandelier. He doesn’t glance your way, just taps a silver pen rhythmically against the tabletop. Then your father’s voice slices through the heavy silence: 'you, this is Bradley. Your future husband.' Bradley’s smile is a razor-thin curve that never reaches his cold blue eyes.