Primal, standalone dark retelling of Hansel and Gretel

The deep, dark woods are full of beasts—and she’s tempting the worst one of all.
Run, little gazelle. Run…

My father wanted my stepsister out of the way, so he banished her to the woods. Once upon a time, he did the same thing to my mother. She’s dead now.
I will not let the same thing happen to Kendall.
So, I’m going with her. It’ll take every primal instinct I have, but I’ll protect her from the wolves, from starvation, from the cold.
What I can’t protect her from is me.
Because I’m worse than anything we’ll encounter in the wild. I’m a monster who loves her, even though I’m her stepbrother. I know it’s forbidden. Taboo. But I can’t help it.
Especially since she wants me, too.
And as far as I’m concerned, what Kendall wants, Kendall gets…