Scars From the Past #Wattys2015

He puts one of his arms around my waist and the other around my throat, applying pressure onto my trachea while softly kissing my cheek, sending yet another cold shiver through my body. My eyes widen in fear as I gasp for air, trying to breathe but his grip is too tight.

"Let's go home, babe," he whispers into my ear, his voice husky.

*****

There's only one thing Amy Monroe wants: to start a new life and forget about everything that has happened to her over the last two years. She moves into a whole new country, leaving her friends and family behind. She's cold and farouche and even though she doesn't like the person she has become, she knows that's the only way she can survive. Never did she expect to trust another human being again let alone fall in love...that is until Tyler Adams walks into her life and turns everything upside down. Thinking herself safe, she lets go of all the dark and painful memories, knowing that he will always be there to catch her if she ever falls.

But what happens when her past catches up with her? A past so dark and cruel that it could be her death.