When I eventually heard enough of his acidic and horrific abuse, I told him to shut the fuck up! The words rushed out of my mouth vehemently and I couldn’t take them back once they rolled out of my tongue.

I continued screaming and shouting at him on the phone – I couldn’t believe where this inner lioness was coming from but she sure was fierce and didn’t back down. He attempted to threaten me by killing me− again a part of me was numb hearing that but my soul wouldn’t allow him to speak to me like that – so I retorted the same abuse back that he had hurled at me. Out of nowhere came this strong voice from deep within my soul that somehow, he had unleashed within me, and it would not remain quiet.

He was speechless…when he realised what I