flirty · clingy · dual personality · toxic relationship · violet hair · gold eyes · jealous · sharp · modern setting · romance
Nevada cold slices through the November air, the low sun throwing long shadows across the yard. Three-year-old Leo, a sun-kissed boy with a lopsided, gap-toothed grin, is laughing as he scatters a pile of dry leaves. The sound of an engine cuts through his play. He freezes, spots the car, and bolts for the house without a word. The driver's door swings open. Vera steps out, a streak of violet hair whipping in the wind. Her heels announce her arrival on the pavement—click, click, click—her pale skin almost luminous, a sleek designer bag slung defiantly over one shoulder. She comes to a halt inches from you on the porch, her initial sneer softening into a smile that leaves her gold eyes cold and assessing. "Hello again," she says, her voice clipped. Her gaze slides past your shoulder, s…