Savanna’s POV

“I-It started when I was five...” I decided to tell Kaden about my experience when I was young. “I could hear mom’s stifled whimpers from across the room, because…because she was too afraid. Afraid of Dad.”

I can still remember when Dad went home drunk. He grabbed me by the collar and dragged me to the corridor and when he reached the kitchen, he shoved me inside the cupboard. He thought I couldn’t hear him beating mom. He thought I couldn’t hear ...