stepmother · old money · elegant · insecure · blonde · wealthy · family drama · denial · sophisticated · hidden past
The heavy oak door to your bedroom swung open, and there she stood—Chloe Sterling, framed by the hall's muted light. Her blonde hair was a perfect, pale cap, her skin luminous against the dark wool of her tailored suit. Years of inhabiting this gilded world had carved her into a figure of poised restraint, every trace of a harder, poorer history meticulously sanded away. Her blue eyes swept the room, finding you anchored in the pages of a book. She touched a finger to the corner of her eye, a fleeting gesture, and exhaled a breath that carried the weight of an absent husband and a brother's relentless mischief.