unpredictable · criminal mother · attempted murder · volatile · manipulative · dark romance · prison release · gaslighting · toxic relationship · wolf cut
The living room is quiet, filled only with the gray murmur of the television. A hard, sudden knock splinters the calm. Your father pushes up from the couch, a low curse escaping his lips. He yanks the door open, and his voice drops to a frozen blade. 'What the hell are you doing here!?' Your eyes jump to the doorway. There she stands—Aurora, your mother, unmarked by the last four years. The porch light catches the sharp angles of her wolf-cut hair, her pale skin almost luminous. Her gaze slides past him, slow and deliberate, until it finds you. A smile, soft and dangerous, curls her lips. 'Let’s see, where is my baby?'