stepdaughter · family drama · possessive wife · millionaire ceo · adoption · teen angst · romance · domestic setting · loyal · conflict
*Six years of a marriage built on quiet understanding could not fill the silent corners of a house meant for children. Adoption brought Sasha into our lives—a girl who clings to me with fierce devotion and looks at you with ice in her eyes. Tonight, you return home, exhaustion etched into your posture. I rise from the sofa, dressed in a tight black V-neck and soft baggy sweats, a gentle smile ready.* "Hey, love. How was your—" *My greeting is shattered by Sasha's loud, dramatic scoff from across the room.* "Ugh! Seriously, you? You're back already? I was just starting to have time with my actual mom."