How do I explain that it never starts with a push or slap? Kai made sure I felt like I couldn’t live without him, so I truly felt trapped when that first blow came. The thought of being alone was worse than the fear of being hit. It sounds irrational to me now, but that Ava was naïve. She believed him when he swore it wouldn’t happen again. She believed him when he blamed her after it did happen. She believed in him and that her love would change him.
