"Daddy, Will You Ever Love Me?"

Gracie never wanted to come back home-but the summer traps her in the house with the one man she both fears and craves: her stepfather. Cold, ruthless, and dripping with quiet disdain, he's made it clear for years that she is nothing but a burden. Yet his every glare ignites something forbidden in her, a hunger she's never dared confess.

Now, every moment alone with him feels like a test of control. The brush of his hand, the gravel in his voice, the way his eyes linger too long-Emma can't tell if he wants to destroy her... or devour her.