Prologue

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 19:28:59 +0000

I stared into the mirror, hating the girl in the tattered dress that hung off my frail shoulders like a shroud. She called me worthless... useless... she said I'd never be loved. The bruises on my arms whispered cruel secrets... he'll leave you, too... you're nothing without me. I believed her. I believed I was broken. I believed I'd be trapped in this hellhole forever – stuck between her toxic wrath and my own shattered dreams.