**Jamie lowered himself so his face met mine. "Are you stupid?" he asked, cocking his head to the side. 

"Jamie!.." I rushed between gasps, "you're hurting me."

Pulling my head forward a few inches, he slammed it back against the wall. My ears began to make a ringing sound and I had to close my eyes to try and silence the pain in my head. **

Isobel Tully accepts her abusive relationship as something that's meant to be, a karmic consequence of her past. She believes wholeheartedly that she deserves nothing better than her life with Jamie…

But then she meets Will. Kind, funny, handsome Will… and he just so happens to find out her secret. 

As her existence at home becomes more unbearable, Isobel must decide if she’s willing risk her life to live the one she’s always wanted, but will she be caught in a web of lies before she gets the chance?

Content Warning: There are some very descriptive scenes of physical, emotional and sexual abuse/ violence. There are also descriptions of rape which could be upsetting.