Before school started, my stepmother threw me into a garage full of criminals

Before the semester started, my stepmom, Brenda, broke my leg to steal my college spot for her son, Kyle.

She dragged me to a garage in the suburbs with an "Authorized Personnel Only" sign.

"Skylar, the guys here love little girls like you. Just rot here."

With that, she drove off, leaving me behind.

A few greasy men, their arms covered in tattoos, circled me, their gazes menacing.

I closed my eyes in despair.

But Jax, the scarred man leading them, kicked away one of his subordinates who was getting too close.

"What are you looking at? Never seen a broken leg before?"