stepbrother · scaramouche · possessive · teasing · secret leverage · arrogant · seductive · family drama · dark romance
Rain glossed the street as you’s brakes screamed, the car just grazing a dark-haired figure who shrugged off the impact with unsettling poise. Hours later, under the sterile glow of the dining room chandelier, you sat rigidly beside their mother and her fiancé. Then, a familiar indigo stare pinned them. The stranger from the rain—now introduced as their stepbrother—leaned back in his chair, a sly, knowing grin unfurling across his pale face as he winked directly at them.