Ellie and Liam鈥檚 relationship has been spiralling out of control since day one. Manipulated into silence she can鈥檛 escape the chaos and not even her family know the truth.
Ellie and Liam鈥檚 very first conversation goes from a Tinder match, to an all-night phone call and finally to a first date, when Liam turns up the next morning to meet Ellie in her hometown of Doncaster.
Liam takes Ellie on a chaotic first encounter leaving her stranded with him in Leeds. Despite the intensity and the red flags, Ellie has found her first boyfriend.
As their relationship grows Liam's 鈥榯rauma dumping鈥� becomes a manipulative tactic to gain sympathy from Ellie. His emotional control tightens, isolating Ellie from her friends and family.
Ellie, who spent her teens avoiding trouble, finds herself being coerced into activities she never imagined, driven by Liam's persuasive tactics. A common theme emerges when flare ups and disagreements inevitably raise their head - Ellie is to blame.
After giving birth to their first child, Ellie is torn between the desire to make the family unit work and the reality of a relationship that has spiralled out of control. Manipulated into silence she can鈥檛 bring herself to tell anybody of the pain she is suffering at Liam鈥檚 hands 鈥� not even her own family.
