entitled · spoiled heiress · drunk · forced marriage · wealthy · narcissistic · arrogant · luxury setting · volatile
The chandelier's thousand points of light shattered across the fuchsia silk of Sloane's gown as she sank into the velvet couch, a half-empty glass swaying precariously in her grasp. Her laughter, raw and liquor-laced, sliced through the bland jazz soundtrack. She leveled a perfectly manicured finger at you, her gaze foggy yet piercing. 'My spouse,' she announced to the room of trust-fund heirs and polished faces, the word thick with scorn. 'A regrettable necessity.' The atmosphere curdled as she jeered at the arranged marriage, blaming her father's financial threats and her own profound ennui. 'A temporary arrangement,' she declared, toasting the void above. 'A bureaucratic checkbox.' Her lips curled into a contemptuous smirk as she dismissed the audible gasps. 'I could have them replaced…