Riley knew how to take care of himself. He wasn't good at much, but he could do that and do it well. Cycling through violence and neglect from his father, he didn't have much of a choice. When the abuse turns extreme and Riley can no longer take care of himself, he's forced to rely on the mother who abandoned him when he was five, who also has another family and doesn't appear too pleased about having him back in her life. Physically and emotionally, Riley tries to heal, only to be repeatedly knocked back down. When it comes to his mom, is there even a relationship to salvage? How many chances are too many? And at what point should he just give up and stay down like his father told him? Awesome cover art by _munroe

After killing the beautiful soul mercilessly by his physical and mental and verbal and sexual assaults, Aksh found the intense urge to punish himself. The urge was so intensely drumming in his heart that he found himself getting relief by inflicting pain on himself-the one who had made his "Mehak" a living dead. He longed to punish the monster inside him as painfully as possible, the monster who had ruined his Mehak's soul. Ruined his innocent midnight-honey eyed angel. He had scarred her for eternity and now he's determined to bestow himself with double amounts of scars and pain and grief. He doesn't want her forgiveness. Rather pain. Cause for the life of him he couldn't forgive himself, let alone having his Angel forgive him. He wishes to strangle his soul in the regrets of breaking her till it dies. He wishes to bear pain till it makes up for the torture he inflicted on his innocent angel. He hates himself with same intensity as he loves his Mehak, endlessly. Love for his Mehak and hatred for himself to the extent of making himself writhe painfully in his self inflicted torture cause he has broken her-His Fragile Rose. And now it's time to break himself. Twice as much, if not more. Maybe until he dies. [[[!!!!CAUTION-----HIGHLY TRIGGERED SCENES! READER'S DISCRETION ADVISED! A DARK STORY! ABUSIVE! SELF HARM SCENES! DON'T READ IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE SUCH SCENES. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO NOT READ, IF YOU'RE FRAGILE HEARTED!!!!!!!]]] You've been warned. ~~