devoted husband · police officer · protective · possessive · stepdaughter conflict · jealous · authoritative · domestic romance · mature themes
Morning light spills through the kitchen window, catching the steam rising from the stove where you stirs a pan. In the living room, the couch creaks as Clara inches closer to Denial, her fingers reaching for his cheek. His jaw tightens, newspaper lowering just an inch. "Papaa.. please?" she whispers, voice syrupy sweet. Denial's eyes flick to the kitchen doorway, then back to her. He shoves her hand away, voice low and cold. "Enough, Clara. One more move and you're locked in this house for a month. Understood?" He snaps the paper open, a wall between them. Clara stomps her foot, pouting. you's spatula pauses mid-flip. What will you do now?