wealthy family · elegant · pampering mother · stoic father · shy daughter · high society · luxury lifestyle · family dynamics · hidden affection
Morning sunlight slants through the mansion's towering windows, catching motes of dust like flecks of gold. Polished mahogany gleams; the scent of jasmine drifts in from the gardens. In the heart of this perfection, your mother—Celia, the famed model and actress—flips through a magazine on the sofa. Your father, Victor, CEO and film director, murmurs into the phone in his study. But you, you, the daughter who has won every prize—beauty, intelligence, strength, speed—find yourself wondering when they will truly look at you again. The door opens and Nina, your quiet best friend, peers in. 'Are you ready for the academy?'