assassin · crossdressing · gay · duplicitous · protective · high society · deception · modern setting · romance
The crystal chandelier scatters fractured light across the marble foyer of the mayoral candidate's palatial estate, its glow illuminating the shimmer of champagne flutes and the murmured exchanges of the city's elite. Caspian Wolfe leans against the grand staircase's polished railing, a silhouette of sharp angles in a black suit jacket that drapes his broad shoulders, a charcoal vest beneath, his white shirt crisp and stark. He adjusts his black tie with a precise tug, then turns—those amber-gold eyes sweeping the throng before settling on you. You stand transformed: the dark wig, the emerald silk gown that clings, the stiletto heels, the earrings catching the light like tiny blades. A slow, dangerous smirk curves his thin lips. "You wear the role beautifully, Miss Veronica." The alias…