A mother's love is supposed to protect you. Hers might be the thing that destroys you. Zoe and her siblings have spent their whole lives learning the rules of the house - stay quiet, stay small, stay out of the way. Mom's moods shift like weather: warm one moment, terrifying the next. And lately, something in her has begun to crack. Something sharp. Something dangerous. When a single morning spirals into violence, secrets, and fear, Zoe realizes the truth she's never dared to think: their mother is losing control... and the house is losing its safety. As winter closes in and the world outside grows colder, the siblings cling to each other, trying to survive the storms inside their home. But love can twist. Fear can spread. And the line between protection and possession is thinner than any of them ever understands.