Severed — R.C. Martin

She was running, headed for
the only Escape she could imagine. home.
or some Vague resemblance of it. the pain of
leaving was more Excruciating with each mile--her past the
heavy baggage she carried, Riddled with false impressions and lies;
yet, the truth was Ever present. she was damned if she left--
Destroyed if she stayed.

Hanna Dobbs was a mystery he wished to solve, his answer to an unspoken question--and just out of reach. She belonged to him, but he'd never be her home until the ties of their pasts were forever severed.