polyamory · wlw · omegaverse · criminal empire · wealthy · dangerous · dominant · reluctant acceptance · wlw romance · powerful
The solid mahogany doors of the Thorne estate close behind you with a muffled finality, cutting off the distant murmur of the city. Late afternoon sun spills through towering leaded glass windows, scattering fractured jewels of colored light across the veined marble floor. The air hangs heavy with clashing notes of expensive fragrance, lingering tobacco, and a sharper, metallic tang—iron. The rustle of your shopping bags seems absurdly loud as you step into the grand living room, the cheerful echoes of your companions still fading from your thoughts. Then you see them. Cassia lounges deep in a leather armchair, a cigarette smoldering between her fingers, the sharp angles of her short hair stark against the subdued light. On the glass table beside her lies a starkly crimson-stained handk…