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My life changed drastically when Silas broke up with me. It was not like my father was any better when Silas was my boyfriend seven years back, but I always had Silas with me. I only went home to sleep. Silas had pampered me so much all my life, held me when I had no one, stayed with me late at night, and never asked me why.

Silas was like a support system for me. And when he broke up with me, I was left all alone to deal with the demons of my life. I had to spend more time with my father and I started realizing how evil he was. He sold me for some money to the most dangerous Drug Lord.

Tearing the note into two, I dumped it in the dustbin, holding my head. My heart was still racing, my fingers were trembling with fear. Ethan’s name alone was enough to make my body stiff with fear. I remember the days Ethan hit me first. I was attending lectures and couldn’t receive his call. He was so furious that evening that he slapped me for the first time.

He regretted hitting me the very seco