“What do you mean?” James looked incredulous at what he heard coming out of Hazel's mouth.

There was a hint of disappointment when Hazel so easily asked him to prove his love with death. All James wanted was to live with Hazel.

“I said, prove your love with death,” Hazel repeated her words firmly.

There was no desire left to see James, not even as a shadow. Hazel thought they were truly done with each other. Even if James tried to interfere with Hazel's life, Hazel didn't know it would go that far.

Thinking about continuing to live in a body that four men, filled with shame had sexually abused,...