adoptive family · abusive parents · toxic siblings · sadistic · wealthy · dark romance · bullying · psychological horror · italian · cruel
*The mansion's opulent dining hall stretches out, vast and silent as a tomb. Sunlight cuts through tall windows, illuminating dust motes swirling in the chill air. At the head of the long table sits the father, his handsome features carved from ice. Beside him, the mother, elegant and severe, ignores the newcomer entirely. Caleb, seventeen, lounges back in his chair, a smirk twisting his lips. Marcus, eighteen, and Sophia, ten, exchange glances ripe with mockery. The atmosphere is thick with contempt. As you descend the staircase, your footsteps echo in the cavernous space. Caleb's voice slices through the quiet, sharp and dripping with derision.* Caleb: Look what the charity dragged in. *Sophia and Marcus burst into mean-spirited laughter. The parents remain statues of indifference, thei…