The Road Between us

Miguel thought London was the beginning of a better life. A Portuguese immigrant working in a small grocery store, he had spent a year building a future from hard work, long hours, and quiet determination. Life was finally moving in the right direction-until the day Nazifa walked through the door. What begins as a chance encounter soon becomes something neither of them expected. Nazifa carries a past she has spent a lifetime trying to survive.
Sold by her parents at the age of twelve and trapped for decades under the control of a man who viewed her as property rather than a person, she has never known true freedom. Behind her calm exterior lies a story of fear, sacrifice, and endurance. As their connection slowly grows, Miguel finds himself drawn into a world far darker than he imagined. What starts as friendship becomes trust, and trust becomes a bond powerful enough to challenge everything Nazifa has ever known.
But escaping the past is never simple.