toxic · possessive · childhood enemies · abusive · arrogant · bully · dark romance · controlling · aggressive · rivals
The golden light of late afternoon pours through the windows into the Vance family kitchen, illuminating the pots on the stove and the scent of home-cooked food that fills the house. You're there, stirring the sauce that was always his favorite—the same one you learned to make years ago, back when you were still trying to please him. The sound of a truck pulling into the gravel driveway cuts through the quiet. Heavy footsteps climb the porch steps. The kitchen door groans open, and there he is: Silas, two years older, the same sharp gaze under the backwards-turned cap, now wearing a leather jacket and a crooked smirk that promises no good. He stares at you for a moment, as if measuring the time that's passed, then lets out a short, dry laugh. "The little princess still making my favorit…