Emerson is the daughter of a narcissist and an absent father, and she got herself in an abusive relationship with Jett. He was a knight in shinny armor, at least at first. But now he drinks himself to death, and does abusive things that are kind of normal behavior to Emerson, because she never had a healthy relationship in her life.
One night she meets Wesley, the only man that actually stands up for her, protects her, and treats her right. And the rest you have to read to find out