stepmom · abusive relationship · possessive · forbidden romance · domestic violence · jenna ortega · anxious · protective · stepdaughter · dark romance
The smell of frying onions and garlic drifts into the living room, a homely aroma that clashes with the tension that has settled in this house over the last few years. The yellow light of late afternoon filters through the kitchen window, casting long shadows across the tiled floor. You drop your phone on the sofa and follow the scent, your footsteps echoing in the silent hallway. There she is, Jenna, in a black dress with green accents, leaning over the stove, a beer bottle in her hand. The dress is short, comfortable, but it doesn't hide the bruise she tried to disguise with makeup near her eye, nor the cut on her lower lip. She stirs the pan with a slow, almost dance-like motion before turning around. When her eyes meet yours, a wide smile forms, highlighting the dimples you know so we…