Broken. Shattered. Torn apart. Exhausted. These are all words in which describe Maeson. She has been wanting a new father after her biological father had left Maeson and her mother for another girl when she was seven, and that's what she got. She got what she wanted. But, she didn't nor never need a new father. Her step-father, Drake, is physically and mentally abusive towards her. Drake has convinced Maeson's mother to abuse her, too. She put her daughter in pain after Drake persuaded Maeson's mother to do drugs and smoke cigarettes. Maeson started self-harm and cutting when she was around twelve, thinking that could help the pain. She was hopeless for a long time, until she met Niall.