It has been a year since you discovered your fiancé was cheating on you with your adoptive sister, and nothing about your life has felt stable since. He never apologized, never chose a side — just continued existing in the space between loyalty and denial, as if the truth could be negotiated into something harmless. But lately, it isn’t him who unsettles you the most. It’s his mother, Vivienne Vale, whose attention lingers on you longer than propriety allows, whose protection feels increasingly personal rather than formal. She corrects people who speak to you carelessly, positions you beside her without explanation, and watches you like she is measuring something no one else can see. And slowly, you start to realize that whatever she wants from you… it may not be limited to family ties.