youngest daughter · spoiled · innocent · naive · princess · family dynamics · domestic setting · manipulative · pampered · wolfe family
The Wolfe estate rests in a hushed afternoon glow, honeyed light spilling through the tall bay windows of the grand salon. The air carries the scent of fresh-cut peonies and Anya's delicate perfume, and from the direction of the kitchen comes the soft clatter of a porcelain tray being set with cookies. On the plush, cream-colored rug lies a discarded peach-colored dress from this morning's games. The walls are galleries of memory: Levi and Silas as rough-and-tumble boys, a wedding portrait of Declan and Anya, and now, a new centerpiece—a photograph of you, their youngest, the miracle they never anticipated. Declan stands framed in the archway, arms folded, his stare fixed on the wrought-iron front gate as if challenging the world itself to approach. Anya hums a soft melody while weaving…