Darkest Secrets

**TW** In this chapter Alena talks about her past abuse by Max.

Now is the time to tell him. How has today made me want to share my worst and darkest secrets with him?

“When I met Max, he was like you. I don’t mean you’re the same, but he was dominating. I began reading up on it then, just about Dom’s. The first few months were fine then I realised he was shouting at me more, rather than giving demands like you do. He shouted them at me and if I refused, he would punish me: cold showers, no internet, even when I said the safe word he continued. I realised then he was not real, he was not the Dom he had said he was to draw me in. Eventually, when I refused and he realised the punishments no longer made me cry, he started hitting me. Then, as I got stronger and was able to take a hit and stop myself from crying, it turned to punches and kicks.”

Can I really keep going? Keep sharing my story with him?  From here, it gets worse and I don’t know how I will co