THE DARKNESS WITHIN

Is this love?
When they were kids, she pledged to be his forever, words he took seriously and upheld. He guards her jealously and punishes her mercilessly when she misbehaves. He is very possessive of her and beats any man who looks at her the wrong way. He protects them from anyone threatening her but doesn't see himself as the greatest threat to her. To outsiders, she looked as if she was living in hell, but to her, he loved and cherished her. She had given him the right to do as he pleases when she pledged herself to him, and so she doesn't mind his harsh treatment even if it means her death. She loves all of him, even his darkness. But what happens when the light shines into her darkness? A different love is shown? Will she have the courage to fight the darkness?