He makes the rules. And breaking them comes with punishments I’m not ready for.

Rowan Solis thought she was safe when Edward left for boarding school. But now he’s back—older, colder, and infinitely more dangerous.

Her domineering stepbrother wastes no time laying out his expectations: no back talk, no avoidance, no emotional weakness. In his twisted playbook, every reaction she gives is ammunition, and every flinch is an invitation. He doesn’t need to touch her to control her. A look, a whisper, a shadow in the hallway is enough to unravel her.

But Edward doesn’t just want silence. He wants obedience. And when Rowan fails to follow his new house rules, he introduces a consequence that leaves her breathless: desensitization.

Now she’s forced to sit beside him, endure him, breathe him in until she no longer trembles. Until the fear fades… And desire takes its place.

This is a dark stepbrother bully romance with intense themes of psychological domination, forced proximity, fear manipulation, voyeurism, dubcon heat, desensitization, humiliation kink, and erotic conditioning. Includes references to stalking, emotional punishment, and the slow erosion of consent. All characters are consenting adults aged 21+. Standalone in The Bully Shame Game series.