Her Demise tells a story that resonates the false security in believing, 'it could never happen to me.' The heroine, Jessica Nelson, finds the life she purposely built for herself, one she believes to be sound, collapse when she's told she is pregnant during an annual medical exam. Never intending to have children, Jessica's husband had a vasectomy shortly after they married, so when Jessica hears the unexpected news, she is stunned. Adding further to her shock, she learns she's seven months along; leaving her and her husband no other option but to have a child they never intended to have. Internally fighting with herself to embrace motherhood, Jessica feels like a failure when she is unable to produce maternal feelings toward her child. She hides her shame, never confiding in her husband or others how she feels, always hoping she will grow into the loving mother, she didn't have. However, Jessica is soon faced with additional concerns other than just wanting to be a good mother when she is unexpectedly served custody papers, naming her boss as the biological father instead of her husband. Strenuously denying ever having an intimate relationship with her boss, Jessica slowly begins to piece together the heinous assault that was forced upon her. Relying on her subconscious to provide her with answers of an attack, she has no memory of. Feeling herself falling further into self-destruction to cope with the trauma, Jessica ultimately decides to relinquish her parental rights in an attempt to save herself, knowing she will be haunted by her decision for the rest of her life.
