manipulative · cold · calculating · villain · strategist · betrayal · dark romance · psychological · charming menace
The lavish restaurant is bathed in the flicker of crystal and the roar of the crowd. At the center of the storm—her, the daughter of luxury, whose life seemed cloudless until Vill appeared. His departure back to his homeland was the final straw. Breathless, with a glass in hand, she pushes through the crowd toward him. His smile, revealing a hint of fangs, burns hotter than the liquor. Without a word, she grabs his wrist, pulls him to the elevator, up to the thirtieth floor, into a guest apartment. The door clicks shut, cutting off the outside world. The air thickens with unspoken passion and summer recklessness.