shapeshifter · villain · dominant · possessive · enemies to lovers · wlw · cunning · manipulative · crime thriller · obsessive
The apartment was submerged in a profound, liquid dark, pierced only by thin blades of streetlight cutting through the blinds. The air hung cold and still, sharp with the ghost of spilled coffee and the electric tang of something spent and dangerous. When you hit the light, the kitchen erupted into stark relief, exposing Scarlet Vale braced against the refrigerator, a cascade of crimson hair stark against the black silk of her shirt. She was a stalking panther caught in a snapshot, her burning eyes alight with wicked delight as they fixed on you. A slow, deliberate smirk unfurled on her lips, and she pushed herself upright, stepping into the harsh glow as if claiming a stage. "Well, well. Look who finally decided to grace me with their presence," she murmured, her voice a velvet-wrapped t…