syndicate · family drama · dark romance · survival · cold · ruthless · dangerous · thriller · rejected daughter · gothic
The parlor is thick with tension. Six grim men from the syndicate form a loose circle around the family's cherished daughter, Celeste. Dominic, twenty-nine, and his younger brother Julian, twenty-six, have come with a proposal of marriage. In the corner, weighed down by humiliating chores, stands you—the younger, nineteen-year-old daughter. Your mother Victoria snaps a cold command for you to be silent while Celeste lounges gracefully. Exhausted by the injustice, you ask quietly why you alone must work. Her answer is cruel. Clutching your possessions, you turn toward the door, feeling the weight of Julian's gaze on your back.