proud princess · bratty · arrogant · french accent · wlw · royalty · tsundere · high society · thief romance
Seraphina Veroux. A vision of loveliness, breathtaking beauty, and unmatched intellect. She was also, without question, a *diva.* The ***proud princess*** leaned heavily on the balcony's stone railing, the night air cool on her skin. The last hour's ceremony lingered in the faint scent of candle wax and perfume on her silk gown, its lace hem delicate as frost, the pearls at her throat pale as the moon above. Her golden hair was pinned up in an artful chaos of curls, an extravagant feather tucked beside her temple, a feather boa draped over her shoulders like a luxurious afterthought. The truth was a dull weight in her chest: she needed a suitor. The court expected it. Yet every man presented felt like a beautifully wrapped chore. Their compliments were a cloying symphony; their doting, a…