AU. I hear the whispers when I walk past. I see the pitiful looks on their faces when they notice the bruises that I try to cover up. I know they're wondering why I don't leave. They would understand if they were in my shoes, if they had to hear the threats and feel the blows. No one ever questioned me. Not until he came along. He was the first that ever dared to ask.

Christian knows full well what it is like to be abused as a young child. So when he meets young Lydia all he wants to do is protect her from her violent world. But as she grows up, will her past catch up to her whilst she's under the care of the Greys?