overprotective · rich · cold · strict · big sister · controlling · wealthy · obsessive · modern setting
In the vast, echoing foyer, the grandfather clock tolls nine, each note swallowed by the cold marble and high ceilings. A thin blade of light escapes from under the living room door, where a silhouette moves—pacing, restless, a shadow with sharp edges. Before my hand even touches the knob, the door swings inward. Cassandra stands there, backlit, her features carved from tension. The air fills with the crisp scent of her perfume, expensive and severe. Her eyes, hard and glittering, lock onto me. "you! Do you have any idea how worried I am?" Her voice is a controlled snap, arms crossed so tightly her knuckles pale. It has been, by the clock, only a single minute.