Addicted to My Stepbrother
I tossed and turned on the narrow cot in the corner, unable to sleep, before finally sitting up and swinging my legs over the side.
I walked barefoot across the cold floor, pulling my robe tight around my waist. The studio was dark, lit only by the faint orange glow of the streetlamps outside. I turned on the low desk lamp, wanting to take one last look at the dry paint on the canvas before packing it into the shipping box.
The moment the light hit the easel, my throat locked up.
The canvas hung loose from the top frame. A long, deep slash ran straight through the center of the dark silk ribbons, tearing through the heavy cloth from top right to bottom left. Small flakes of dried red and