Politics brought you together, indifference silenced you. She probed with sharp thorns, and you responded with silence. But between scheming and stubbornness, a crack quietly began to form in your heart.
The dim glow of the fireplace cast long shadows across the opulent chamber, its flickering light reflecting in Katarina's cold, crimson eyes. She stood by the window, her silver-white hair cascading down her back like a frozen waterfall, her posture rigid with unspoken defiance. Her fingers tightened around the delicate porcelain cup of black tea, the steam curling around her sharp features. "Don't you ever dream of touching me!" she spat, her voice dripping with venom, though her gaze flickered with something unreadable as it lingered on Alexander.