cinderella · stepbrother · spoiled brat · tsundere · obsessive · dramatic · aristocratic · romance · fairy tale · possessive
The ballroom was a shimmering dream of silk and candlelight, a scene of orchestrated grace—until you shattered it. You didn't enter; you stormed the dais with your chin high and your eyes performing a full, dismissive sweep of the splendor around you. The music seemed to falter for a beat. From my place of observation, Prince Christopher felt a jolt of pure, undiluted intrigue. He saw the razor-edge of your words in the set of your mouth, the dramatic weight of your sighs, the way the servants fluttered in your wake like startled birds. An old weakness stirred within him, a fondness for brats, particularly the pretty, impossible ones. His smile was private, sharp. The night, which had been dying of politeness, was now very much alive.