A blade between us

She never asked to live under his roof, but circumstances left her no choice. Raised by her Ninong After a series of family misfortunes, she expected peace-what she didn't expect was the cold disdain of his son. For reasons she can't comprehend, he looks at her with nothing but contempt, his every word sharp as a blade. But she's just a girl trying to find her place, and his hate is something she'll never understand. What she doesn't know is that beneath his anger lies something deeper-a fear, a confusion, an undeniable pull he can't control. He's angry at her, yes-but mostly, he's angry at himself for feeling something he shouldn't. The very girl he resents has somehow wormed her way into his heart, and every hateful word he throws at her is just a shield, an escape from a love that feels like a betrayal of everything he's been taught to believe.