Night of Original Sin

**Content Warning:** This story contains themes that may be sensitive or uncomfortable for some readers, including complex family dynamics, religious symbolism, and mature content. Please proceed with care and discretion if you choose to engage with fictional material exploring these topics. — Zion and Leah became step-siblings after their parents remarried. Zion, who met Leah’s mother, Grace, when Leah was an infant, quickly came to see Grace as more than just a stepmother; she became the loving figure he had always missed in his own mother. However, after the death of his father and Grace’s illness, Leah was sent to live with his uncle and the siblings were separated. Ten years later, ...