Nyxara Rising
People craned their necks, uncertain whether to stare or look away, all of them helplessly drawn to the gravity she carried.
She had dressed for the occasion, but not for them. Her gown was a deep, royal purple, cut to command attention but never beg for it. It clung to her curves with ruthless efficiency, catching the light in quicksilver flashes. Her hair was a dark waterfall over her shoulders, each wave glossy and deliberate. Makeup shaped her features into something both elegant and dangerous: smoky eyes that could see straight through a person, cheekbones that looked carved from marble, lips colored like a midnight bruise. She was the kind of beautiful that dared you to touch her and p