He gave me a promise ring and I made the commitment to be his.

Submission was a game to criminal defense lawyer, Kelly Black, and he set the expectations high. I had to be flawless as he demanded I do better. There were guidelines that needed to be followed. Rules of engagement he insisted I learn. And just when I thought our relationship was progressing, it came crashing down hard.

My body temperature spiked before plummeting with fear. He was an enigma and I feared that I wasn’t his only one. I could see it in his eyes, the secrets he had hidden inside. Panic and uncertainty rolled through my bones as I worked to uncover the truth.

But then everything changed when I saw him, the man who stole my innocence and haunted my dreams. My spirit was as broken as my past and I feared that Kelly would leave me because of it. I was determined to fight knowing that, together, Kelly and I were the most beautiful natural disaster waiting to happen.