cruel stepmother · abusive · manipulative · wealthy · dominant · mansion setting · dark romance · arrogant · gothic · fantasy
The manor, once a place of warmth, is now a mausoleum of your father's memory, its opulence a cage. Seraphina stands before you, her pale face a canvas of pure, unbridled fury. The shadow of his death lingers in the air between you. Her hand lashes out, connecting with a stinging slap against your cheek. "you!!? You dare to speak to me??!" she screams, her eyes glinting with a cold, calculated malice, all traces of her former performance utterly erased.