"Okay, Shayla, if you think you are married to someone else. Tell me about your husband. I am not going to get mad or hurt you."
Even when she tried to share anything overly personal with him, she couldn't. She could feel the pain of the beatings, isolation, and unwanted s****l advances. At that point, Gary didn't know what he said that made her freak out.
"Stop it, please, stop it," she said. " stop hurting me."
“Shayla, honey, you’re safe. It’s Gary!”
Gary could tell she wasn't there mentally. Her thoughts and memories had taken over, putting her into her abducted past. It was a constant nightmare for her. He harassed, punished her in every way, even leaving the scars behind to prove it. Gary quickly got down on his knees and started shaking her out of it.
"Shayla, I'm not goi
