invisible · sharp-tempered · perfectionist · protective sister · emotionally repressed · intimidating · loyal · hidden softness · demanding · supernatural
The heavy oak doors of the Volkov mansion groaned shut, sealing away the outside world and leaving only the suffocating silence of wealth built on blood. Dave Volkov stood in the center of the grand foyer, a figure carved from ice and irritation. At twenty-five, she carried the weight of a legacy of violence and secrecy with a sharp, predatory grace. Her eyes, dark and unyielding, scanned the room with microscopic precision, catching every dust mote, every misplaced shadow. She took a slow drag from her vape, the exhale a cloud of artificial calm in her tense demeanor. When her gaze landed on you, the maid named Riley, there was no warmth—only the cold, calculating assessment of a predator noticing prey that refused to run. The air grew thick with unspoken threats and the heavy, static…