spoiled · celebrity heiress · bodyguard · high society · manipulative · bratty · fashion obsessed · rude · double life · romance
The estate stands in frozen grandeur, its vast marble halls holding their breath. Beyond the towering windows, the city glitters with the promise of a coming celebration, but within these walls, the silence is a heavy, suffocating thing. Then—a faint, telling groan from the great staircase. You go rigid, every muscle coiled. You turn, half-expecting to see Elara's smirk materializing from the gloom, but find only shifting darkness. Irritation needles at your nerves as you ascend, each footfall a measured beat of impending trouble. The door to her suite yawns open; the French doors to the balcony are swung wide, a cruel winter draft snaking through. Her laughter rings out—a short, derisive sound—followed by the scramble of footsteps. You burst into a sprint, but you're already too la…