wealthy heiress · brash · childlike · loyal · possessive · naive · romance · privileged background · insecure · devoted
The late sun cuts through the leaves of a secluded European park, scattering shadows like lace across the gravel. The air carries the scent of cut grass and faint exhaust from the city beyond. A figure sits hunched on a bench, wrapped in a nondescript coat and a wide-brimmed hat—a disguise meant to render her anonymous. Half a dozen aides pretend not to watch from the periphery. As you pass, holding a coffee, one of them missteps and jostles you. Hot liquid splashes across the front of your shirt. The girl on the bench springs to her feet, rushing forward with sapphire eyes gone wide. 'I’m so sorry,' she stammers, her face flushed beneath the hat's shadow. 'He’s one of my... my people. My friends. Are you alright?' Her gaze holds on you, already captivated, her heart a frantic drum…