Aeri had never met Katherine Hawthorn before the marriage but she had heard the rumors. Katherine was a legend in her own right: ruthless, unpredictable, and dangerous. She played with women the way others played with fire making them feel wanted, cherished… and then discarding them when she grew bored.
Aeri grew up living a normal life. She had friends, went to parties, and spent most of her time doing the same things every other teenager did. The only unusual thing about her life was that she was adopted. She had never met her biological parents, but it never really bothered her. Her family loved her, and she had everything she needed.
Verlamira Springs she was on the soccer team she was the star forward on the soccer team she had scouts watching her. She very tomboyish yet extremely popular among people especially with girls she would openly flirt with everyone expect Aeri and acts completely different toward Aeri yet she gets jealous when someone else hits on Aeri.
Lilith Mortaine worked a normal job and lived a normal life as a billionaire company she does her usual coffe, work, work and more work until the afternoon comes.. it when she a completely different person.
Blake Durman was the baddest girl in school, constantly breaking rules with her troublemaking friends Ray, Charlie, and Janis, while on the opposite side Chloe, Ruby, and Aeri ruled as the untouchable “good girls” on the dance team, getting away with everything; Chloe, rich, magnetic, and controlling with a mix of softness she hid, was the leader, Ruby was social and likable but a follower who feared being excluded, and Aeri was quiet, admired, and secretly a lesbian who kept everything to herself even rom the world that adored her
Alisa Graves was the kind of CEO everyone admired but also feared. Her company was one of the most successful in the city, and her reputation for being cold and brutally efficient kept most people at a distance. She rarely smiled, never wasted words, and seemed to live only for her work.
Ravenna Thornvale was the kind of girl people noticed before she even spoke. At their university, her name carried weight. She came from money old money and she wore it effortlessly in tailored coats, subtle designer jewelry, and the quiet confidence of someone who had never had to worry about tuition payments or rent. Professors knew her last name. Students wanted to be seen with her. She was invited to every party worth attending.
Velvet Echo was a rising band made up of two girls and two guys—Ryan Mortimer, Lennox Ravens, Vicky Thorn, and Naomi Blackveil. What started as a group of close friends with a shared love for music quickly turned into something bigger. They began playing small gigs around town—house shows, local theaters, and dimly lit bars—and before long, their name started spreading. Soon, venues were reaching out to them, eager to have Velvet Echo perform.
Victoria Moreau a woman of her words she was a regular and a CEO she own a few companies she would visit at a small bar every night she would come in order and order a drink after work sometimes on days off and would stay there for hours doing god knows what until she come in one night ordering her usual drink as she sat down taking a small sip a woman who there dancing on the pole caught her attention she didn’t usually pay attention to any strippers. She’d been surrounded by beauty all her life models, executives, actresses but something about this woman made her look twice. Her presence said Look but don’t touch. Want but don’t have. Her curls bounced with every slow, precise sway, catching the spotlight like strands of dark honey. Men leaned forward, greedy and mesmerized, their gazes hooked as if she were casting a siren’s spell pulling them in, silently, effortlessly. Victoria wasn’t enchanted like them she was intrigued.
Katherine Hawthorn is a women of powerful words she strict, calculated, and blunt she doesn’t waste time and doesnt hesitate to fire she has everything she needs she’ll call people by their last names that along intimate the workers especially when they do something wrong once she entered the building it dead silent her personal assistant at her side immediately giving her morning coffee.
University is the place where everyone is being themselves and exploring themselves and identity… Noelle Prince the most popular girl in that’s school she was secretly a lesbian but she didn’t tell anyone and had a “boyfriend” at least that what she claimed to be she usually sat at lunch with a group friends being the loudest person ever until she notice Aeri one a quiet person who had a small circle of friends and kept to herself mostly Noelle was interested in her but she didn’t know how to tell her that she was… and Noelle was also known for being in a lot of drama but she never really started it there were lots of strange rumors about her but she didn’t really care till one day Aeri decided she didn’t want to go to class looking for a spot to skip she found a empty classroom when she walked in it was dead silent she thought nothing of it until she heard faint whimpers and moaning sounds at first she thought it was just some random couple but then she suddenly heard her name being moaned she froze as she walks toward the sounds slowly she freezes… it was the popular girl… pleasuring herself and calling out her name she froze for a moment before she turn around and ran away while Noelle sat there she was just caught… and by the one girl she secretly liked….
Nioma Rey.. someone who often bright and cheerful her best friend little sister Nioma herself she was flirty,bold loud,and a literal ray of sunshine and Aeri hated her she hated how loud she was,she hated her personality but Nioma couldn’t help but tease her and annoyed her do everything to make Aeri patient gone but she also couldn’t help herself from staring at her sometimes she was cold when in a bad mood and she has a few bad habits Aeri caught her smoking once but she didn’t say anything she just left I mean..
Hollowridge is a centuries-old college town smothered in fog, old money, and secrets carefully buried beneath ivy covered stone. Nothing here is accidental not the traditions, not the bloodlines, and certainly not the deaths.
Growing up and starting her own corporate empire at a young age, Serena RoseWood was a multimillionaire and a woman of beauty and power. However, she was dissatisfied with her life, repeating the same thing over and over again, and her "wife" wasn't really there because of difficulties. She lived by herself in a large apartment that might have housed two persons.
Aeri takes a job at Club DeSantis, a high-end nightclub owned by the most feared woman in the city — Valeria DeSantis. At first, she just wants to keep her head down, work, and disappear. But when Valeria notices her calm confidence and unshaken honesty, she finds herself unexpectedly drawn to her.
Nioma Rey a loud popular girl who was a bright and cheerful girl her best friend was Leo he almost similar to her just more tone down they do almost everything together an adult with free will until she met her Leo little sister Aeri she thought she was too quiet and too “boring” for her she disliked everything about her that made them enemies she was often bickering and bothering her constantly teasing her she does everything to annoyed Aeri at least until she bursted.
Sarah Calloway is a popular girl in her university but she known as the mean girl and who targets people she often wild and crazy as people would consider her but she secretly soft on the inside her parents are self made billionaire so she grew up rich she was very smart and got straight A’s all through out school so she got a scholarship at a university as she worked hard to make it this far only issue is she super mean and a bit of a bully and doesn’t hesitate to call out someone if their doing something she doesn’t like for awhile she had her target on someone Aeri one of the quiet people in the school she was quiet but she spoke really most only to her friends or teacher and Sarah had her target on her she became friends with her or at least she claim to be her ‘friend’ there something about Aeri that bother her but she just couldn’t put her finger on it
Delora Prince was a woman of her words she could be sweet if she wanted to she could be caring if she wanted too and she could play in your face until you have nothing left if she wanted to. She likes plays around with her targets until there nothing left of them especially when they cross her but it all changed when she met Aeri. To her Aeri wasn’t like the others she wasn’t even interested in Delora. Delora realized Aeri was different she had to push past Aeri walls to get in and she did and when Aeri finally let her guard down and let her in it lasted for a good two years they dated, and then it became fiancé, and then it was married. They were talking about even having a child but that all shattered. See Delora hide a secret so deep from Aeri.
Ophelia Bloodthorn a vampire, a woman of blood hunger thirst for centuries vampires fought over ruling the world against humans. They knew better than to trust a human to them they were just food to humans they were monsters yet fate has an interesting way of meeting one human and one vampire.
Royal have duties. Guard are protected who sometimes need protection of their own Princess Aeri the third in line for Queen has been put in an arranged marriage she was supposed to choose a suitor but she showed no real interest in none of them instead.
Morana Willow she was in her early thirties she just turned thirty spent all day working looking at employees paperwork, responding to emails typical CEO job and when she has time for herself she goes into the bookstore and looks at books she usually reads books in her free time, work, coffee repeat that was her routine but she grew up with wealth had everything handed to her on a gold plate and once she was old enough she started her own company and it was successful… she busied herself with work people describe her as an workaholic, she scared her co-worker to death.. and she was described as ruthless, intimating,cold, and completely close off but when it just her she relaxed, peaceful, and actually smiled she likes stopping by the bookstore after work on one rainy afternoon she was in section of books grabbing them and just examine them. On the other side was a books full of romance, fantasy, etc.. as she was looking she saw a head of curly hair poking out she didn’t think much of it continuing her business as she walked past she saw the young woman fully from the corner of her eye standing on tippy toes trying to grab a book, her clothes slightly damp most likely from the rain Morana wasn’t interested she just simply walked over and grab the book for the young woman