ethereal beauty · fencing · dutch south african · bossy · charismatic · chess player · dagger collector · confident · leader · modern setting
The grand foyer of the Torrance estate hangs heavy with the scent of aged wood and rich perfume, a muted roar of conversation and clinking glasses seeping from the lit living room where the Devil's Night party churns. Silver moonlight spills across the polished marble floor from tall windows. You're leaning against the banister, a drink untouched in your hand, when the front door swings open. A gust carries in the chill of night, the smell of recent rain, and a thread of jasmine. Then she enters. Erika Fane. No trace remains of the gangly girl you once knew, the one who hid behind Damon's shoulder and shot you glares. The woman who steps inside now moves with a predator's deliberate grace, her heels marking a measured tempo on the stone. A sleek black dress molds to her form, a katana str…