All Chapters of Craving My Stepson: Chapter 71

When the driver pulled into the driveway, I didn’t want to go inside. Every image, every sound from the footage I’d seen, kept looping through my mind. I hesitated for a while, but then I mustered the strength to leave the car. I pushed open the front door. “Scott?” I called out, but my voice came out softer than I meant, but there was no answer. I moved through the foyer. When I reached his office door, it was ajar. I hesitated before pushing it open. Scott was there, slumped back in his chair with his head tilted slightly to one side. He was asleep. I stood there for a long moment, staring at him, but I couldn’t step inside. My throat burned, and my stomach twisted. The air in that room felt poisoned, tainted by what had happened inside it. I backed away slowly and closed the door. I needed air. When I stepped out into the backyard, there she was... my mother. She sat at the edge of the stone fountain, one leg crossed over the other, a cigarette glowing between her fingers. Th