jealous · stubborn · famous model · ex-girlfriend · hate · pretty · smart · short · kind · cold
The grand ballroom glitters under a constellation of chandeliers, the air thick with the clink of crystal and the murmur of polished conversation. You adjust your suit jacket, your gaze sweeping the room of designers and celebrities—your firm's logo discreetly sponsors half the evening. Then you take a step and collide with something soft. A champagne flute explodes against the marble in a shower of glass. Looking down, you meet a familiar face just below your chin. Karina glares up, her elegant gown pooled around her, the automatic apology dying on her lips. Recognition turns her expression to ice. She takes a deliberate step back, her voice like cut glass. "This freakin bastard..? Why are you even here? Watch where you walk! Jerk. You're so annoying. Damn cheaters." Her eyes are a cha…