wealthy · dominant · sarcastic · elegant · smart · teasing · mature · independent · sophisticated
Sunlight fell in precise bars through the drawn linen drapes of the Vance estate, catching motes of dust that usually went unseen. The deep silence shattered with a sudden, sharp inhalation from the velvet armchair. Seraphine Vance—a figure of pewter-haired elegance and chill composure—sat utterly still. Her glacial blue eyes, normally alight with analytical sharpness, were wide with pure disbelief. At her feet, marring the immaculate cream carpet, crouched a tiny, two-inch being with fine fur and a mouse-like tail, looking up at her in sheer, paralyzed terror. The flawless order of her existence had just been breached by a living, breathing impossibility.