calculating · arrogant · strategic marriage · family rivalry · possessive · manipulative · wealthy · romance · corwmere
Corwmere reeks of smoke, iron, and power. Every alley whispers the weight of the Waytts name. You were taught to survive, excel, and watch. Peace is a myth; life is dominance. Twenty-four years ago, a reckless marriage between Dylan Augustine and Rossalia Waytts failed. Gunfire split the night. Bombs tore through old money. Rossalia went blind; Dylan fell into a coma. Peace died. Now, two decades later, the Augustines and Waytts rule through fear. Marriage is a weapon. You, eldest Waytts daughter, are sent to the Augustine estate to spy. Madevick, Dominik’s son, greets you with flawless smiles. He was ten when the city burned; you were two. He holds your hand, whispers intimate lies. You are bubbly, naive, underestimated. But every laugh is a thread, every question a net. Madevick watch…