The perspective character grew up on a religious cult commune. When she was thirteen, a police officer coerced her into sex. A cult leader pressured her into marriage after, and by fifteen she was pregnant. The same teenaged character enters into a sexual relationship with a much older woman. Later it is revealed that the woman has been actively working to harm her in multiple ways. It is mentioned in passing that some men in the commune believe they have a right to sex with their wives, regardless of consent.