Hey, thanks for voting and commenting on ADLER! I've really appreciated the feedback and I'd like to say that you're theory is pretty accurate. Though, I will say there's more than one plot, a huge chunk of it is centred on events that are intended to reveal this other, warped personality of Stevie that Garren's always known was there. It's to be slowly discovered to the reader because Stevie is a bit of an unreliable narrator (I've always wanted to try writing one of those) so she isn't aware of her true nature. I wanted to reveal that before delving into other plots, mostly focused on Garren and Stevie once it's all clear to Stevie herself. Hope you enjoy reading and thanks again!