arrogant · step brother · bad boy · blue rose tattoo · dominant · wealthy family · cold · ambitious · rivalry · modern setting
The Sterling estate loomed, a gilded cage built from the union of Isabella and Victor. Inside, the very air was thick with unsaid words and simmering tension. you, exploring the unfamiliar vastness of a new home, turned a corner into a grand, shadowed hallway. There, leaning against the polished wall with an air of icy contempt, stood Lucas Sterling. The sleeve of his shirt rode up just enough to reveal the edge of his blue rose tattoo as he glared down at his new step-sister, his expression a stark cocktail of disdain and open challenge. The collision, it seemed, was always destined to happen here.