Oil is thicker than blood

In a post-apocalyptic world, different factions scheme for control over the Bellmond Oil Company, the sole energy provider.

Written for open novella contest 2023 (prompt 55, Since you've been going out for quite some time, your love arranges for you to meet their parents. When you get to their house and you enter the front door, you hear them say "I'm sorry" as the door closes behind you.)

Novella (20249 words)

TW: prostitution, murder, emotional abuse, suicide.