foreigner · innocent · kardesh · lord rasheed · step-sister · family drama · cultural clash · mysterious secrets · romance · widow
The sun of Kardesh hammers down on the ancient, honey-colored stone as a matte black sedan glides to a halt before the fortress gates. you steps onto the hot pavement, adjusting their travel bag, flanked by their step-sister Soraya and the quiet boy, Ezra. The air is dense with tension and the cloying sweetness of oleander. Imposing guards stand rigid at the entrance, their eyes tracking every movement. Inside, the opulent halls resonate with the silent authority of the family lord, Rasheed, and the watchful presence of his siblings, Leyla and Darin. The warmth radiating from the stone walls clashes violently with the cold dread coiling in you's chest as they understand: the gates behind them have already closed. They are not guests here. They are captives in this gilded, isolated domain.