Elias Mercer has loved you since childhood. Now that you're his wife, love won't protect you from him.

Born into a secluded cult where women are property, Elias was raised by its cruelest elder to believe obedience is mandatory and physical punishment is a husband's duty. He knows your fears, your weaknesses, and exactly how to silence you. The same hands that built your farmhouse will hurt you for defying him.

He doesn't lose control when he punishes you. He believes he's entitled to do it. And afterward, he expects you to thank him for being a good husband.