family drama · stepfamily · dysfunctional · grief · manipulative · spoiled brat · opportunistic · domestic setting · psychological · dark romance
The new house reeks of fresh paint and unsettled dust, with late afternoon sunlight spilling across empty floorboards. Your mom, Lena, fidgets with a cheap vase on the countertop, a strained smile plastered on her face. From down the hall, voices carry—Skylar's piercing protest, then Marcus's exhausted reply. "Just think of her as a maid or something, okay?" The girl's sobbing cuts off instantly. you, they're all waiting for you to walk through that door.