A Caged Songbird's Escape: Into the Arms of a Predator

Elissa Drummond was the epitome of docile obedience. On her twentieth birthday, she closed her eyes and made a wish: "Marry Frank Atwater." By twenty-one, her wish came true. For three long years, she was the wife in name only—Mrs. Atwater—without a single complaint.

Then, her elder brother-in-law died unexpectedly, and after Frank stepped in to take a slap meant for his sister-in-law, Elissa decided she was done pretending. The world knew her as compliant; they didn’t know her resolve.

After the divorce, rumors swirled. Everyone laughed at her for walking away with nothing. She ignored them all—until she coldly blocked a powerful, influential man at her doorstep. "This is my house."

"Since when did we start dividing what's yours and mine?"

The man pulled her inside effortlessly.

And in their most intimate moment, her ex-husband called.

"Elissa, open the door. I'm outside your house."

The man snatched the phone, voice dripping with provocation:

"What's the point of you being outside? I'm in her bed."