My life was a perfect dream. I had an amazing family, supportive best friends, and a boyfriend who adored every plus-sized inch of me.

In a single night, my blinders are ripped away. The mirage has evaporated to expose the nightmare hiding beneath.

Nine years of abuse. Nine years of having to relive the worst betrayal a person can withstand. Nine years of poison whispered into my ears, corrupting my vulnerable heart. Nine years of existence with only my precious babies to tether my sanity.

And then my world twists once more.

Patch

Nine years ago, life was almost perfect. Then a single moment stripped away my dreams. My only hope and salvation was my relentless search for answers.

For her. My Siren.

My prayers are finally answered, but you know what they say: be careful what you wish for. Mary may have returned to me, but she's no longer mine. The life that was supposed to have been ours, the family that we'd planned... it was supposed to be with me. Not him.

However, nothing is as it seems. A tangled web of truths wrapped in lies and betrayals runs deep into the underbelly of our city. It'll take an army to get to the bottom of it all, to have a chance to pick up the pieces of our shattered dreams and build the life we'd once dreamed.

It's a good thing we have not one, but two armies at our backs.