House of Claws

Zazie Skymm has the deed to the family house. Candee Licious has dirt on her. They square off in the living room, trading sharp lines, each trying to make the other blink. Sweat builds with the afternoon sun. The yelling stops and the touching starts. Candee offers a truce in the bedroom. One night together, no more fighting. Zazie takes the deal. When the light fades, Zazie drops the truth: she planned the whole thing. The truce was just a move to take what she wanted. Candee got played, and Zazie kept the house, her blonde hair catching the last light while Candee lies there rethinking everything. Short, small, and natural, Candee never saw the claws coming until they were already sunk in.