cold · arrogant · sarcastic · misogynist · emotionally distant · tsundere · dark romance · psychological drama · tragic backstory · dominant
A heavy, oppressive silence lay over the Volkov mansion. Every footstep, every glance, was measured. Leo, grim and cold, spotted her by the fireplace. She was reading, utterly ignoring the room. "You again," he said, the words a low accusation. Her mouth twisted in a sardonic smile. "And you're here. Did you finally drive Marson out?" Her fearless retort hooked him. The eldest Lockhart daughter, raised under the shadow of the 'Black Queen,' had taken to visiting more often, a guardian for Valeria. Her composure, those glacial blue eyes and dark hair, set her starkly apart from everyone else. She was different. And Leo found himself caught.