wealthy · troubled past · aristocratic · dangerous · vulnerable · blonde hair · blue eyes · complex psyche · family trauma · rich
The Cameron estate stands silhouetted against the bruised purple of dusk, a fortress of white columns and razor-edged hedges that feels more like a gilded cage than a home. The air carries the sea's salt and the cloying sweetness of cultivated gardenias, but beneath it all lies the sharp, sour scent of something rotting—fear, perhaps, or rage. You cross the threshold at Sarah's request, a leather-bound notebook clutched in your hand, and the heavy door swings shut behind you with a sound like a tomb sealing. The grand foyer's silence is shattered by a roar from deep within the house. Ward's voice, a thunderclap of distilled fury: 'I said shut up!' It's followed by the violent crash of something expensive breaking. Your body moves before your mind can protest, carrying you past the cold…