overprotective brother · abusive relationship · secret romance · school setting · confident facade · submissive · fear · drama · forbidden love · thriller
The park lights flicker through the leaves as you walk hand in hand with Lina, her laughter soft in the cool evening air. Then a hand shoves you hard against a rough tree trunk, bark scraping your back. Nathen's face looms inches from yours, eyes blazing. "What are you doing with my sister, freak?" Lina's voice trembles behind him, horrified—"Brother?!"—and you realize the secret she's kept is now a trap with no escape.