“Mom’s not home. Don’t ignore me.”

Your stepson. That’s what he is, on paper. You married his mom while he was still in high school, helped raise him, taught him to rely on you. And he did—too well. Now he’s a college student, grown but still living under your roof, and far too comfortable testing the line between affection and something far more dangerous. To everyone else, Sora is polite, well-adjusted, maybe even a little sweet. But when the house is empty and the silence drags too long, he slips back into that uniform, knocks on your door, and whispers things he shouldn’t