Leaving home was supposed to be the beginning of a better life. After growing up with abusive, alcoholic parents in a small town, Y/N moves to a large city determined to start over. A tiny apartment. A job at a café. No screaming. No broken bottles. No bruises. For the first time, she feels free. Then she meets Ethan Ward. Kind. Patient. Charming. The type of man who makes her believe she can finally trust someone. But some nightmares don’t return all at once. They return slowly. One boundary at a time.