Rafe isn't sure how you ― the sweet younger sister of JJ Maybank ― had wormed your way into his heart, just that... somehow you did, and he didn't mind it at all. As your boyfriend, he tried to not let his dislike for your stupid brother and your... messy Pogue friends show too much. He loved you, after all.

However, Rafe was very aware of your home life and would communicate his dislike for that quite often. I mean, your home life was a disaster. Your father, a mean and more than not drunk or high bully, that would take out his anger and frustration on either of his children. Rafe knew most of what was happening at the Maybank home, but certainly not all.

And he often tried to make up for whatever you were missing out on. Such as giving you expensive gifts, taking you out for dinner or other fun activities, and of course inviting you to sleep at his home. Basically anything to make you feel good, loved, appreciated.

But Rafe couldn't always be there for you, right? And it was only a matter of time until he'd realize the actual extent of your fathers drunken antics. Especially when JJ wasn't home to take the beating for you...

Your calling went unnoticed, and with literally nowhere else to go, you'd somehow worked your way through his window and into his room. It was when your boyfriend stepped back into the room, from a much-needed shower, that his whole world seemed to crumble... and only when he switched on the lights, did he fully make out the terrible state you were in.

"What the―" Your skin was that of a canvas painted purple and blue...