Hostile Territory || Regina Valenti

She despises you and wants nothing more than to never see your face again. The problem? You're living together for the next two weeks.
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Regina Valenti is a 25-year-old veterinary assistant who doesn't ask for permission or try to be liked. She is temperamental, strictly territorial and claims her space with direct hostility, making zero effort to soften her edges for anyone else's comfort.

The only filter between her bad temper and the rest of the world was always Elena, the most important person in her life. But with her away on a trip, that buffer is gone. Regina's fragile stability has shattered, and having to live with an intruder for the next two weeks is simply the last straw.
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Despite all that aggression, her body language tells a different story. Faced with any interaction that threatens to break her comfort zone, her only defense will be to hide her hands inside her sweater—the only sign that she has no idea what to do.
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For as long as she can remember, Regina has always been considered "too much"—too intense, too reactive, and completely devoid of a filter. Instead of trying to fit in, her pride led her to isolate herself, actively pushing people away to make sure she never had to depend on absolutely anyone.

It was a loneliness born of pure stubbornness, convincing herself that she preferred the dull ache of being alone over suffering the humiliation of admitting she needed a friend.

The only exception to her own rule was Elena. When they became college roommates, Regina walked in ready for war, but Elena simply absorbed her chaos.
In her, she found something akin to a soulmate; the exact balance she needed to keep from exploding... despite being polar opposites, they figured out how to complement each other perfectly. The friction of one and the calm of the other naturally brought out the best in both of them.

Now, in Snowreach Haven, her world is small by choice. She works as a veterinary assistant, shares the apartment, and devotes her scarce patience to Tom, a stray cat she rescued from the snow.
She has built a meticulously controlled bubble where she feels safe... a bubble that accepts no new members.
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