[COMPLETED] "If you let me leave now, I won't tell anyone what you did sir..." I grumbled, and he smirked a little, as if it was a hilarious joke. "Like I said, you aren't leaving Caroline..." Caroline was once a perfectly happy child, she had a home, food, warmth. She had a father, a brother, and a wonderful mother... but her mom died in a crash. She and her brother had to leave their father who couldn't handle his anger and his grief. As runaways, she and her brother, Dustin, are cold, hungry, and only have each other to face the merciless cruelties of the world. Alone she was followed by a man that was helpful, and kind. But just when she thought she could trust him, he took off the mask of a normal man, and hurt her in ways unimaginable. Trapped, she was forced into waiting out her time thinking of the world, her mom, and her life. She had to do something hard, she had to make a choice. She could stay and be hurt and trapped, but fed and warm, or leave and be cold and hungry, but free...

[This book is a sequel to Damaged Souls, if you haven't read it, go back and read it first] After his brutal murder of Caroline Andrews, Jack Privet's twisted mind is filled with horrors unimaginable. Unable to break himself from the terrors he's being put through, he's slowly breaking more and more, everyday that passes by him. And aside from that, Caroline's family is desperately trying to stay positive. James and Dustin desperately hope that the death of her won't ruin their lives a second time.