That was what Ethan’s brand of psychological abuse did to her: It slowly, gradually deteriorated her to a point where she found herself accepting things that would’ve seemed unthinkable a year prior. Before meeting Ethan, she was practical and calm. But Ethan plucked away her sanity, one thread at a time, weaving in enough humiliating incidents that she couldn’t fathom sharing any of it with another person. He was her secret, her abuser, and her confidant, all at once.
