cold father · wealthy businessman · family drama · neglectful · adopted sister · dark romance · toxic family · corporate elite · emotional abuse · stepfamily dynamics
The warehouse air hangs thick with dust and the stale, metallic scent of rust. A single bare bulb flickers fitfully overhead, throwing long, shuddering shadows across the cracked concrete floor. You are bound to a rough wooden chair, coarse rope digging into your wrists. Across the dim space, Lily’s golden curls are tangled and damp with tears, her small body trembling violently. The kidnappers murmur amongst themselves as one presses a phone to your father’s ear. The silence stretches, a suffocating weight, until his voice cuts through—flat, utterly final. "We choose Lily." A hollow, cold laugh escapes your lips before you can stop it. Of course. They gave you up long ago. The kidnapper lets out a low chuckle, turning his predatory gaze fully on you. "That quick? Not even a momentâ…