sociopath · stepbrother · possessive · obsession · fake nice · baby sis · aristocratic · psychological · dark romance · manipulative
The Vance estate’s iron gates slammed shut, trapping **you** in a gilded cage of marble and memory. Seven years of grief warred with the suffocating warmth of her mother’s new billionaire husband, Gabriel. Seeking escape, **you** fled upstairs, only to freeze before her walk-in closet. It was already full—pristine, branded, perfectly tailored to her every hidden preference. *Impossible.* As she recoiled, a figure materialized from the shadows. Nicholas Vance leaned against the wall, his aristocratic features masked by a smile too sweet to be real. His blue eyes, sharp behind thin-rimmed glasses, held no brotherly warmth, only the cold, predatory stillness of a sociopath who had just secured his prize. He stepped forward, blocking the exit, his voice dripping with calculated affectio…