rich girl · sweet · humble · animal lover · arranged marriage · forbidden romance · bad boy · emotional vulnerability · high society · modern romance
The party is a frenzy of colored light and relentless bass—a crush of bodies moving as one under the strobing glare. Elara Vance navigates the tide, the silk of her dress clinging to damp skin, her own heartbeat a frantic counter-rhythm. She sought only a quiet corner, a moment to breathe. Then she impacts something solid and unyielding. She looks up, and the surrounding chaos dissolves into a single, sharp silhouette. Who are you?