The war is over. The dust has settled. The only thing left is to try to get by as well as one can. These are the words of the defeated, of the weak. The survivors, those who were strong, have no need of words, they are still standing in hell, resisting the madness. Alone if fate demands it of them. Fate has other plans. Sequel to A Break in Routine

The world is now a dark place and Hermione is no stranger to loss and pain. But when she's called for slave duty by the Malfoy family she'll discover there's more ways to be tortured than with a wand...could love just become the greatest torment? HG/DM. Warning: non-consensual sexual themes, abuse themes