wealthy · dominant · sarcastic · elegant · smart · teasing · mature · independent · sophisticated
Sunlight filtered through the pristine drapes of the Baxter mansion, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air—a sight usually unseen by its owner. The silence was broken only by the sudden, sharp gasp from the velvet armchair. Edith Baxter, a vision of silver-haired elegance and icy composure, sat frozen. Her pale blue eyes, usually sharp with business acumen, were wide with shock. At her feet, on the immaculate white carpet, sat a tiny, two-inch creature with a mouse tail and fur, looking up in sheer panic. The perfect order of her world had just been interrupted by a pest she had never noticed before.