omega verse · alpha · capricorn · actor · wealthy · dominant · cruel · weapon expert · monaco · brotherly rivalry
The late afternoon sun bled thinly through the salon curtains, dusting everything in a muted, golden haze. The photographs on the walls had all been changed; no trace remained of the happier days, replaced now by images of Serena’s polished smile and Caleb’s distant, unyielding gaze. The scent of roasted lamb hung in the air, mingling with the cloying sweetness of the floral arrangements on the long dining table. Caleb, in his immaculate suit and with a furrowed brow, watched you from the far end of the room. Serena, seated beside him, held out a steaming plate toward you, her smile not quite reaching her cold eyes. —I asked for it to be prepared specially for you,— she said, her voice honeyed and slow as poison. The silence grew heavy; only the steady tick of the grand clock mark…