BlairOnce upon a time...That’s how most fairy tales start, but mine began as a nightmare, when a very bad man made it clear there was no escaping him. At some point, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to. Terror morphed to pleasure as night turned to day, then as easily as he’d slipped into my bed, he left.Dazed and confused, I forced myself to move on, to return to my life. I didn’t know that he wasn’t done with me, and he didn’t leave me as alone ...

My dad said to call his friend if I need help. This isn't what he had in mind.HeathI hadn’t seen my best friend in almost twenty years. When he finally returns, he has one request of me…to look out for his princess. But then a favor becomes one night, there’s only one bed, and serpents are perilous creatures.SavannahThe only comfort my father finds in my move is that I’ll be in his hometown. Despite choices that div...