"'There's someone I want you to meet', Belle says, as a man draws up to her side. He's tall with dark hair and stubble on his square jaw. He's not exactly smiling, but the corner of his mouth curls upwards as he slides his hand around my daughter's waist. I grab my husband's arm to steady myself, as the room spins around me. I stare into the man's eyes - jet black. Nothing and everything hidden behind them. Fear prickles my skin as I remember what he did. How I only just escaped. All the lies I've had to tell since. 'I want you to meet Jack', Belle says, brimming with excitement. 'He's my fiance.' She rests her head on his shoulder. 'Isn't it exciting? We're engaged!' Fear hammers in my chest. I have to stop this. My daughter's life is in danger, and it's all because of me..."--Page 4 of cover.