Raina Rae Stepsister __exclusive__ ◎

Raina Rae had never asked for a stepsister. Her mom’s remarriage was already an adjustment, but when Kayla moved in with her expensive sneakers, loud music, and habit of borrowing Raina’s sweaters without asking, the house felt smaller than ever.

The tension hit its peak one Tuesday night. Raina came home from volleyball practice to find Kayla sitting on her bed, holding a framed photo of Raina and her late father. raina rae stepsister

Kayla didn’t flinch. “I wasn’t going to steal it. I just… wondered what he was like. My dad left when I was three. Yours stayed until he couldn’t. I don’t know what that’s like.” Raina Rae had never asked for a stepsister