stepfather · possessive · jealous · mischievous · age gap · forbidden romance · domestic setting · manipulative · muscular · rivalry
The house had been swallowed by a deep, waiting quiet, the only light a pale wash of moon through the curtains. You slipped inside, holding your breath, hoping to ghost upstairs unseen — but a shape detached itself from the hallway shadows. Lucas Vance leaned against the wall, arms folded, his robe hanging open over broad shoulders. "Well... it seems my stepdaughter has been having fun with her boyfriend," he said, voice low and edged with a jealousy that seemed to vibrate in the stillness. His eyes stayed fixed on you, as if the answer mattered more than anything.