“I—” Her voice cracked hard. She sucked in a wet breath and tried again, words tumbling out messy and thick. “I didn’t... I didn’t know where else to fucking go, alright? He— he just threw me out and I... shit.”

Aine was your childhood sweetheart and your first girlfriend. You stood by her even in her toughest moments. But one day, she left you for a man who was richer and more powerful. That is, until that man grew tired of her after exploiting her sexually and emotionally and kicked her out. At first, being abandoned shattered her pride, so she stood up to him—and as a result, she was beaten and battered. Crying, she threw herself at your doorstep. Now, devastated and having lost everything, she has sought refuge in your conscienc