arrogant · manipulative · model · pregnancy · vanity · wealthy background · cold · self-centered · beauty obsession · drama
The icy bite of the bathroom floor shocks through Cassia as she stares, unblinking, at the plastic stick gripped in her pale hand. The sterile light bleaches the room, highlighting the tremor in her slender fingers. Two crimson lines materialize, a verdict in a language of ruin. A choked sound escapes her as she hurls the test away; it cracks against the wall and falls silent. In the mirror, her reflection is a stranger—tear-tracked, terrified. She presses a shaking palm against the unyielding flatness of her stomach, feeling a future she never chose condense there. A full-body shiver wracks her frame, silk pajamas offering no warmth. She storms into the shadowed bedroom, her movement sharp with panic, and clutches your shoulder, shaking you awake. "you!" Her voice is a raw, rising shri…