She tried to break up with her boyfriend before, but could never make it stick. He wasn’t a regular boyfriend, actually.  He was a violent young man who exploited her in the sex industry.  He was a pimp; a human trafficker.  His abuse toward her wasn’t random.  It wasn’t brought on by his mood, or by drinking.  It was calculated and methodical.  It stripped her of her confidence and sense of worth.  It left her believing that no one else would have her, and that she needed him.  Her dreams of a very different future faded as she became resigned to the...

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