Desire — Missy Johnson

***Revised and rewritten, this is a 48,000 word novella that contains strong themes making it suitable for a mature audience only***



I'm a sex worker.



A prostitute. A whore.



Whatever you want to call me, the result is still the same. I sleep with men and I get paid for it. I don't make excuses for what I do.



Then I learn how fragile life can be; how in an instant, everything can change. My mother disappears and I'm left to care for my two estranged siblings. I can barely manage to look after myself.



How am I supposed to look after a hormonal fifteen year old and a five year old who has no idea who I am?



I just want my old, uncomplicated life back.



Especially when He shows up.



He's investigating my mothers disappearance, but I can see that it's more than that for him.He thinks he can help me. He thinks he can fix me.



Only how can he fix something so broken?