Sapphire's life hasn't turned out exactly as she hoped. At six her mother died, leaving her with her father who abused her daily. at ten she watched mer best friend get murdered, at eleven her father tried to kill her twice. the only thing that stopped her form ending her live was the courage given to her by the characters in a book, A Court of Thorns and Roses. Just after her twelfth birthday her father tried once again to end her life, only this time she was pulled through endless darkness.