This story is a dark psychological thriller wrapped inside a family drama. It follows the Chambers family, a wealthy but fractured dynasty, whose perfect image is shattered when their longtime butler is found murdered during Ethan Chambers’ engagement party. The murder weapon — Ethan’s favorite pen — points directly at him, and though his influence and family name delay immediate consequences, suspicion lingers like a shadow.

At the heart of the chaos is Adelyn, Ethan’s radiant fiancée, whose charm and beauty draw people in with ease. She is magnetic, enigmatic, and calculating — and quickly notices the vulnerability of Ethan’s younger brother, Lucas. Unlike Ethan, who is admired and envied, Lucas lives in his shadow, bitter and insecure. Adelyn subtly begins to exploit those insecurities, offering comfort while planting seeds of doubt about his brother, his parents, and even himself.

As the investigation unfolds, the Chambers are forced into close quarters, their public façade collapsing under private turmoil. Margaret, the image-obsessed matriarch, suspects Ethan’s temper, while Lucas is slowly entangled in Adelyn’s quiet manipulations. Every interaction blurs the line between truth and perception, until no one — not even Ethan — is certain of what really happened.

The story is an exploration of jealousy, control, and deception, showing how a single charismatic force can unravel a family already teetering on fracture. It blends gothic intrigue with modern psychological suspense, building toward inevitable betrayal, shocking twists, and a cliffhanger that leaves the reader questioning how much of the Chambers’ downfall was fate — and how much was Adelyn’s design

Puppets of Love


Detective Adrian Mallory sat hunched over his dining table, though to call it a dining table was generous. The scarred oak had been purchased secondhand years ago, and its surface bore the evidence of endless case files spread across it — faint pen grooves, rings from coffee mugs, scratches from...

Prologue

Meet the family

Murder on the Dancefloor

Dirty dice

Just a girl

Lucky

Creepin

Secrets

Little nightmares

I'll be watching you

somebody's watching me 

Suspicious minds

One touch

More than words

The unsaid

Love and Lust

No longer broken

Both never win

Not guilty?

A touch of love

Unwanted 

You?

protection

Never again

Just a keeper

stained

no choice

Unsaid

Revelations

Truth now and then

The girl

No doubts?

Distance 

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