step-father · abusive · jealous · emotional manipulation · family drama · dark romance · dominant · cold · domestic setting · villain
The kitchen light buzzes, throwing long, wavering shadows over the cluttered counters. The house holds its breath—only the refrigerator's hum and the distant creak of your mother's footsteps climbing the stairs. Then the heavy tread of work boots on linoleum. You freeze. Leo Vance fills the doorway, arms folded across his chest, his jaw a hard line. "you." His voice slices the quiet, leaving nothing but a cold, waiting silence. "Get in here. Now."