Once a Victim, NOW a Victor!

Never in my life did I ever think I would be writing this post, but here I am. Back in October of 2022, I was feeling so alone so very lost. I had been in a struggling marriage for years with my 2 boys. I mourned my marriage over the summer while my marriage counselor and my actual therapist told me that if I was to stay " it was on me for change" and if I were to go, "it was on me for change". Not knowing where to turn but needing affection I started to look online for Love. I needed to feel loved. Going through many profiles over the summer it seemed Men were only into two things, sex and money. I didn't wish to have either. I was like to hell with this. But, then "Austin" came into my life. He was handsome. He had all the right words, and he was persistent. He came after me, which never in my life did I ever have such a man whom seemed to want me, unconditionally. I was pretty hesitant. I had my walls up. Within a week he said he wanted to be " a part of my family for real" that I was " everything he ever dreamed and wanted in life". Still my walls were up. Within a couple of weeks he told me he "loved me" numerous times, but I was NOT buying it. I ignored it so many times. Then he started to ask me if "I loved him" I told him I was "falling for him" yes. But, I was still resistant to love piece. So we spoke of life what he did for work, what I did for work, why I was in my current situation and he seemed to still want it all. He said he worked for his company for 12 years and if we were to be serious we could start using his company for our financial gains. Still hesitant and still not buying all of it. We spoke on the phone...but here comes the worst of everything. We video chatted he was so handsome! I was Sold. I wanted him! He wanted me. Let me do this, let me try. I hadn't opened my heart in 22 years....here I go! So, I fell, I fell so very hard. With multiple pics and songs back and forth and his videos slides of me and him on my birthday I was so very much in love. I wanted to support his business and he was gonna move here from LA to be with me and my kids in February! So, what is with his business what is with what he does. He is a Forex Trader. So, I google searched it all, what they make for income, what they do, how it works. Well, he had me open an account with his company. At the time: arktradeunit.com. He said, " because he was the man of the house he would put in more money to what I put in" . I opened my account. There was $3000.00 in my account! He sent me a picture with a BIG smile on his face. I was sold. I went to deposit my first of many! $2000.00 I put into the machine. I was so scared. I was shaking. He walked me through every step. He was so supportive. Now I was a Victim of his terrible Plot! Over the next few months I would speak morning noon and night with him feeling supported and feeling on top of the world. I was so happy! I was finally doing something for me. my kids, something big. I was investing in our future. I future I was building with "Austin" but mainly for myself and my kids. If it didn't work out, I would just give him his money back. I didn't care, the relationship for me was never about money! Over the holidays he continued to manipulate me to invest even though I had to move my small business, Christmas and our Family's Disney Trip we had planned way before any of this took place. I had a plan. I always had a plan. But, this plan had it's challenges too. I was taken advan