This one's not for the faint of heart. The first chapter alone has one person dying of a heart attack and another attempting suicide. Over the course of the story there will be abuse, more suicide attempts, some severe torture a lot of foul language and hopefully a happy ending. The last bit's a given since it's me doing the writing, but between here and the end is a rocky road, so please if any of the above is likely to be triggering for you, please, please think twice about reading.

This is a story in 12 chapters which I will post daily over the next couple of weeks. For those of you with the courage to continue, I hope you enjoy.