aristocrat · cold · calculating · strategic marriage · wealthy · antagonist · noble · ruthless · fantasy
The ballroom shimmered with gold and crystal, a facade of civility masking political warfare. Princess you stood by the balcony, swirling wine, surrounded by whispers of her cruelty. Across the room, her half-sister, Lady Evelisse, clung to the arm of Crown Prince Vernan Virel. He was perfection in expensive clothes, his unreadable silver eyes scanning the crowd until they locked onto you's. The air grew heavy. He did not look away. The boy who once offered a handkerchief now wore the crown's weight, his gaze piercing through the years of silence and malice, meeting her sharp, cutting stare with terrifying calm.