Author: Fiona Morgan
Genre: Thriller Romance
Synopsis
Ava owes everything to Nathan, her boyfriend. Without him she is useless and incapable of independent thought or action. Ava knows this because Nathan has told her, repeatedly, and just to reinforce the point, the occasional slap or punch helps, doesn't it? After all, it is her fault, as she does ‘push all his buttons' and cause him to be so angry.
This seems to be the pattern of Ava's life until she has a chance meeting with Neil, a man who is different, who seems to understand, and she takes the brave step of asking him to help her leave her possessive, abusive relationship. Leaving is never that easy and Nathan's persistence in pursuing Ava is the cause of much mental anguish for both her and Neil, for whom the long-buried memory of an abusive father is brought back into focus.
They are both caught up in uncertainty and physical violence, which test the tender love that is growing between them.
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“Are you ready yet, Ava?” Nathan shouts
gruffly from the bottom of the grand gold and red staircase that dominates the
very large very ostentatious hallway in Nathan's large seven-bedroom mansion.
It has every mod con known to man and no expense has been spared on decorating
it, but it is a cold heartless house. Upstairs, in the pristine and very
clinical looking white bathroom, Ava stands in front of the mirror. She is
small in height, just getting to five feet, blue eyes, with shoulder length
brown hair, and the pain dancing in her eyes is noticeable even to her. The
bruises on her arms are already starting to emerge. She is going to need to
keep her stole on to cover up the finger marks he has left on her porcelain
skin, she doesn't want anybody asking questions of the amazing Mr Low, the six
foot, toned, black haired, green eyed bully that is her boyfriend.
Taking a last look in the mirror to
check that her make up isn't too heavy and her lipstick isn't too bold, Ava
thinks to herself why? Why do I always manage to get him so upset, what is it
that I have to change to make him happy? Can I make him happy? Is it actually
me?
Another shout from downstairs breaks
into Ava's musings; she jumps at his tone and swallows her fear down, taking a
deep breath she answers,
“Coming honey.” So with a strained smile
painted on her face she walks out of the bathroom, picking up her stole from the
bannister and glides down the sweeping, red-carpeted staircase.
“You look stunning,” Nathan compliments
her, and he sounds genuine, though he always is after he has gotten rid of his
temper. He is always loving, sorry and remorseful after he has beaten her, then
her heart starts to lift again. The change in Nathan's is complete, well at
least enough for Ava to think that this time he really means it, he really is
sorry and he does love her. That is until he sees her walking down the last of
the stairs and sneers at her.
“Maybe, if you didn't flaunt yourself
with your whore-red lipstick and come to bed eyes, I wouldn't need to remind
you that you're mine so much!”
Ava's heart free falls to her stomach,
'and there it is' she thinks, his temper is still there, just under the surface
as always. The small voice in her head reminds her that he is probably going to
be like this forever, that he isn't changing and he never will! Putting her
head down Ava walks from the mansion and climbs into the back of the waiting
silver 1965, 2.5 V8 Daimler.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Fiona lives in the small town of Airdrie near Glasgow with her husband, Liam, and their two daughters, Erin and Sian.
She works as a deaf blind guide/communicator and a British Sign Language facilitator, learning British Sign Language after the birth of her second daughter.
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