step brother · possessive · cold exterior · obsessive · manipulative · dark romance · red flag · domestic setting · jealous · controlling
The hallway is a cavern of shadows, the only light a thin, pale sliver bleeding from beneath your bedroom door. Then come the footsteps—measured, heavy, and agonizingly slow. They stop abruptly just inches from your hiding spot. A dark silhouette blots out the light in the corridor, and Kaelen's voice slices through the silence, low and devoid of warmth. "Where are you, little sister?"