“The predator in me demands you submit and stop this.”

“GET back on the bed….Hannah!!”

Archaic values, more dollars than sense, and arranged marriages never bode well. Falling in love with the man years ago; or ignoring feelings for a woman due to circumstance and family position, aren’t always guaranteed to overthrow that which is thrust upon responsibility. Broken, tainted love can and will die slowly when violently shattered into a million pieces, repeatedly.

Hannah thought her life laid out perfectly in front of her. That was until an arranged marriage sent it all spiralling. Eventually forced into a decision with heartbreaking consequences and no winners; it devastatingly ended in a way she never anticipated when her life came full circle.

Will the guilt eating Grayson alive since that fateful day ever allow him a moment’s peace? Living on non-existent sleep and autopilot, he continues to grapple with the moments leading to her demise. The path back to wholeness seems impossible when he is consistently reminded by her haunting eyes in the young ones staring back at him.

Is there ever a way back to true north – can violence and cruelty ever be forgiven? What of deception and deceit shrouding a life-altering truth, and old habits risking the death of any happily ever after? Or can love really conquer all?