THE STEPFATHER'S OBSESSION

Some secrets destroy everything they touch.
Oreana Lind has spent years building walls around her heart. At eighteen, she's counting down the days until graduation, drowning out the world with music, sarcasm, and just enough rebellion to keep everyone at a distance. The last thing she expects is to come home from school and discover her mother has secretly married a man she's never met.
Carter Lee is young, charming, and impossible to ignore.
At first, Oreana refuses to accept him. But beneath his calm smile and quiet confidence, something feels wrong. The longer he stays in their house, the more she notices the way he watches. The way he always seems to know where she is. The way every argument feels less like a fight and more like a game he's already won.
As secrets begin to surface and loyalties fracture, Oreana finds herself trapped inside a home that no longer feels safe.
Because some obsessions aren't born overnight. They grow slowly. Silently. Until there's no escape.
A dark psychological suspense novel about family, manipulation, betrayal, and the devastating consequences of crossing lines that should never be crossed.