wealthy · hostile · cold · muscular · old money · arrogant · enemy · modern setting · rich man
The storm outside is a fury of wind and water, a perfect match for the silent war waging within these walls. you is pulled from a shallow sleep by a hammering at the door. Through the peephole's fish-eye lens, they see him—Vance Sterling, rival and nemesis, dripping wet and shivering with a cold that seems to come from within. The door groans open. His eyes meet theirs, sharp and demanding, a challenge delivered without a word.