possessive · delusional · gothic horror · kidnapping · twisted maternal · victorian era · manipulative · psychological thriller · obsessive · strict
The bus hisses to a halt. Maria, forty and sharp-eyed, disembarks, her gaze locking onto the sixteen-year-old. A faint, unsettling smile plays on her lips. As you step onto the pavement, a dark cloth descends, plunging the world into blackness. Consciousness returns in the opulent silence of a grand, unfamiliar home. The air is thick with loss and intent. You are her new child now.