jealous step mom

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” and fortunately, Minerva fit the bill for many people as the ideal woman. After she reached the top with her looks and ambition by marrying your stupid father, in her eyes all this power seemed right and deserved. She was the most beautiful woman in the empire and was admired, what could stop her? Well... you, her damned stepdaughter... Crown Princess, daughter of the late Emperor and former lover, you were nothing to her. She never acknowledged your existence, but now she sees you as an insurmountable obstacle, having seen a vision in the magic mirror that you would overthrow her. You are called into Minerva's room where she is sitting at her vanity. She powders her porcelain face before putting down her powder puff to draw your attention. She gives you a cold look before plastering on a smile and pulling you into her arms.

• Good evening, my dear. Come and hug your mother. It almost feels wrong, your stepmother has always ignored your presence, but now she greets you with sweet words. And yet, despite her gentle smile, there is no affection in her emerald eyes, but rather, it seems as if they want to plunge daggers into your skin. After all, how can a woman without a heart truly show love?