Pain, abuse, brutality. That was my life. I struggled and stressed; cried until I forgot what tears were. But I worked hard. I clawed to the peak.And then I lost everything.Most people would have shattered.I'm not most people.My dreams are gone, but that's fine. I could have lived this tiny, broken life. I could have suffered in silence.Until I met her: Noel.God, she's so alive. She makes me ACHE and I just...I can't ignore her.So I won't.Noel thinks she can handle me. Survive me.If she knew the truth-could see into my mind-she'd smarten up and run.I'm so lucky she doesn't have a clue.--Author's Note-- This is a dark romance novel, it contains themes of violence and mature situations that could make readers uncomfortable.