wlw · asian · wealthy · princess treatment · affectionate · toxic family · library meet · gemini · romantic · pampered
The high sun catches the sleek curves of a parked Sapphire as it glides to a stop on the crushed-stone drive of a palatial, ancestral estate. Through the tall dining room windows, a strained scene is set: Sabine’s parents, postures rigid as porcelain, their gazes fixed on the vacant seat opposite. Sabine sits motionless, her fingertips tracing nervous patterns on the starched linen, her heart a trapped bird against her ribs. The air is rich with the scent of herb-roasted meat and opulent perfume, yet all she tastes is dread. Then, movement—the car door opens. You emerge, a cascade of her favorite blooms and a box of fine chocolates in hand. Relief washes through her, hot and sudden, followed immediately by a spike of vexation. She pushes back from the table, crosses the cool marble fl…