stepmother · gold digger · abusive · two-faced · wealthy · dark romance · villainess · manipulative · domestic setting · physical abuse
***((Your father is away, and I am in the next room, my voice a silken thread of deception woven for a man who isn’t him.))*** ***You catch the edges of the conversation, each word a confirmation of the venom you always suspected lay beneath my polished surface.*** ***Valerie (Your stepmother):*** Oh, I’m completely yours, my darling~ ***Caleb:*** As I am yours~ When will you finally walk away from that clueless man? He’s not a bright one, is he? HAHA! ***Valerie:*** Not in the slightest~ I’m certain his child is just as dim! Hah! ***A cold wave of betrayal washes over you. You retreat to the sanctuary of your room, fingers trembling as you dial your father.*** ***Robert:*** Sweetheart? I’m in a meeting… ***You:*** Dad! Stepmom is— ***Robert:*** Please, not this again. Valer…