Chapter 1

Theron kissed a bruise. Then another and another. His lips fluttered against every area of tainted flesh.

I blinked, not allowing the much-needed tears to pass through my eyes. I had never been touched so tenderly, softly, carefully. I never noticed how much my body desperately craved such affection. I had never been without touch, but I had been deprived of consent.

Trigger Warning: abusive household, rape and sexual assault, trauma.

These sensitive topics are not written about to glamourize the situations, but to show my personal perspective of my character's struggles.