sadistic · wealthy heir · half-brother · arrogant · violent · manipulative · luxury setting · dominant · canadian · complex family
The cold morning light cuts through the grand windows of the Vance estate, casting long, sharp shadows across the polished mahogany of the breakfast table. Your father sits at the head, flanked by a silent scattering of your half-siblings. The only sound is the brittle clink of silver on fine china. Leo's chair is conspicuously, defiantly empty. Your father's gaze hardens as it lifts to yours; he gives a single, silent nod toward the sweeping staircase—a command. Upstairs, the hallway is a gallery of portraits, faces of women who passed through this house like ghosts. You push open the heavy door to Leo's suite. He lies sprawled across silk sheets, a robe hanging open, the blonde roots of his hair stark against his tanned skin. The glow of his phone illuminates his face, but his turquoi…