Steps Beneath the Moon

Please be advised: This story explores themes of domestic violence and emotional abuse. Also, features a romantic relationship between non-blood-related stepsisters. Reader discretion is advised.

It seems like a Cinderella story, but not really.
The story follows an orphaned girl living a fractured life under a cruel stepmother and stepsister. But in the shadows of their shared home, she finds an unexpected lifeline. What begins as a shared trauma evolves into a secret, moonlit romance, a bond so intense it becomes the orphan's entire world. However, as the moon cycles shift, she realizes that her love for her sister, while healing, has become a beautiful cage. To truly find her own peace and identity, she must eventually take the hardest steps of all, those that lead away from the only person she has ever loved.