"Mother truly knows best, my love."
"Be it your own or someone else's."
In which the world of two siblings turns upside down when their father brings home a new addition to the family.
18+
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DANA was never one to express her distaste.
Yet when she watched as her father stood at the doorstep, his hand in the hand of another woman— she couldn't help but curl her lip into a sneer.
Suddenly, his odd behavior for the past few months made sense. Not that Dana cared who he messed around with, but she just couldn't stop herself from loathing the woman responsible for his distantness.
Dana side stepped to make way, and her grey eyes remained glued to the woman. When the girl had received a message from her father a few hours ago, claiming that he'd be bringing along a gift from his business trip, Dana expected a lot of things.
But clearly, not this.
"Darling, meet my daughter, Dana."
Dana shifted her incredulous stare towards her father whilst he took his coat off and hung it away.
Darling?
"A pleasure to meet you." The woman said. She held an arm out in Dana's direction. "I'm Jocelyn."
Jocelyn was a fairly pleasant looking woman. Contrary to Dana's light brown hair, hers were blonde— though the dark roots of her scalp suggested that she'd dye her hair religiously.
Apart from that, the woman also sported a face full of makeup, plumped lips and sharpened cheekbones that didn't look like she inherited them genetically, and a scanty red dress that made no effort to shield her assets.
"I'm Dana." The teenager responded, her eyes unmoving from her father, and her arms still by her sides. Jocelyn took that as the hint to pull her hand away, her lips pressing together at the rejection.
The father was about to reprimand Dana for her unfriendliness, when the shout of a young boy with the same hair color as Dana's caught everyone's attention.
"Dad! You're home!" The child exclaimed as his small feet carried him with haste towards the man, before he latched himself onto his father. The man chuckled endearingly and returned the hug.
"Hey, buddy." He murmured softly, making the boy look up at him. "I want you to meet Jocelyn. Jocelyn—" Their dad said as he glanced at the woman. "This is Jim."
Jim stared at Jocelyn's hovering hand with skepticism. The adults shared a small laugh, and when the father encouraged Jim, he finally gave in and reciprocated the handshake.
"My goodness Liam- he's absolutely precious." Jocelyn cooed to the father, Liam, as she stared into Jim's dark brown eyes. At first the little boy was flattered and even offered a sheepish smile, but the more the woman looked at him, the more sinister her eyes became. Even her grip on his palm tightened.
