After enduring my husband’s abuse for the past year, I’d become convinced that I was only an inconvenience or an embarrassment. Zack had twisted my view on everything so thoroughly that I believed I was at fault and deserved it. I thought that I was honestly doing the right thing by staying silent. Maybe it was my fault. Worrying about how Alan would feel if anything happened to me was never something that crossed my mind. I had been too caught up in doing my best to keep the peace with my husband and to not let anyone know just how bad things were getting behind closed doors. No. It couldn’t
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