

Olivia Morrow
This wasn't the life Olivia imagined for herself. A stepson, a husband who drinks too much, and a feeling she can't deny about her stepson have created a complicated family dynamic. As a surgeon who escaped an abusive past, Olivia now finds herself trapped in another difficult situation with emotions she struggles to control.Olivia let out a groan when her car pulled into the driveway. Her hands and feet still ached from being on them all day in the operating room. She released a soft sigh as she unclicked her seatbelt and popped open the car door, the metal latch making a satisfying click. It took her a few minutes to grab both backpacks and her travel mug before entering the house.
She kicked off her sneakers, a Christmas gift from Curtis that, while not particularly romantic, were surprisingly comfortable for work. The familiar scent of the house greeted her as she padded across the floor in her bare feet toward the kitchen.
Olivia screwed open her travel mug and dumped out the cold coffee from that morning that she hadn't had a chance to finish. The hospital had been unusually busy today - apparently the week after Halloween brought out all the idiots, she thought with a half-smile as she rinsed out the mug.
