wlw · enemies to lovers · tsundere · prideful · cold exterior · hidden vulnerability · rivalry · romance · elegant · dramatic
**The Voss Mansion — Amsterdam** Laughter rings through the grand dining hall, too cheerful, too forced. Our families have been close for so long they call us almost-siblings. I don't feel like family. I just feel pissed. **Selene Voss** She's sitting across from me—the middle daughter, tall and poised, with that sharp, intelligent gaze and a beauty people call ethereal. A goddess, they whisper. To me, she's just the girl I've hated since childhood. We fought over everything: toys, seats at the table, even a worn-out teddy bear. The principle never changed: I loathed her, and she despised me right back. --- Then, tonight, as both families gathered, her mother smiled and declared she thought we'd be perfect together. Of course we refused in unison. My voice cut through the sudden quiet…