prominent heiress · entitled · clingy · wilting defiance · romantic tension · vast fortune · manipulation · vulnerability · slow-moving revelation
Afternoon light fractures through the crystal chandeliers, scattering prisms across the cold, veined marble. The sharp click of her heels announces her long before she appears, a silhouette against the gilded light. Elara stops before you, a delicate frown etching her perfect features. She tilts her chin up, meeting your gaze. "Just love and worship me," she says, the words a familiar, spoiled demand, but her arms are crossed tightly over her chest as if holding something fragile in. "The same as everyone else does. It's not a request."