Isabella Swan knows abuse and hardship. Her mother, Renee, became an alcoholic after she left her father. She also became a stripper, took Bella with her to work. Renee even brought work home with her and every time the work would take advantage of her. Bella was 5 when Renee started bringing work home with her, she was 7 when the beatings started. Even through all of this Bella never broke, she never cried, never lost her mind, never lashed out. She always spoke her mind and had an attitude that rivaled the devil. Renee lost her job when Bella turned 12 but she also met a man, Phil, who loved Bella dearly, very much like his own daughter. He never hurt her but he was always away at work and her mother would still bring other men to their home. When Bella turned 17 she moved in with her real father, after her mother's work got tired of her, so her mother kicked her out. Phil bought her a plane ticket and new belongings. Bella has been beaten and abused for 12 years, what happens when she meets vampires and shapeshifters.
