I was held captive for 26 months by a faceless monster.
My first 12 months of freedom were spent in a psychiatric facility.
The next 18 months of my early twenties consisted of my childhood home and my parents coaxing me back into the land of the living.
I haven’t felt alive for 56 months.
Please tell me how something dead inside is supposed to make it in the real world. Because that’s what my mom and dad think is best for me…living. Moving out. Getting a job. Making my own food. Turning my light off...

I was held captive for 26 months by a faceless monster.
My first 12 months of freedom were spent in a psychiatric facility.
The next 18 months of my early twenties consisted of my childhood home and my parents coaxing me back into the land of the living.
I haven’t felt alive for 56 months.
Please tell me how something dead inside is supposed to make it in the real world. Because that’s what my mom and dad think is best for me…living. Moving out. Getting a job. Making my own food. Turning my light off before I make it to my bed.
But how? How do I live when I don’t even know how to survive?
Who will help me when the nightmares steal the air from my lungs?
Who’s going to tell me everything will be okay when I refuse to believe them?
One thing’s for sure…nothing is okay.
I’m broken beyond repair and that monster…he’s still out there.

Author’s Note:
This is book 1 of the Broken Duet. You’ll find MPOV, MM content, and dark themes in this contemporary MMFMM why-choose.
Trigger Warning:
Each book is recommended for those 18+ due to sexual content, violence, and trauma. A further detailed list will be included in the forward.