This Time, I Won’t Sacrifice Myself

I was forced to drop out and work to put my impoverished boyfriend through school.

But to pay for studying abroad with my aunt, he sold me to human traffickers.

They tortured me to death and fed my body to dogs.

Then I opened my eyes and found myself back on the day my boyfriend pressured me to quit school.

“Danielle, then it’s settled. I’ll go to grad school, and you’ll stay here and work!” Luke Carter stroked my hair, his eyes full of tenderness.

I stepped back, putting some distance between us. “Work? What are you talking about? I’m staying in school!”