Beautifully Broken

(Reimagined and Expanded with 40,000+ more words than the original)

My mind forced me to forget the pain, but when he walked back into my life, my heart begged me to remember.

I blinked. 

At the time, I didn't think anything of it. It was automatic. A harmless bodily function I did often. I didn't expect that the next time I opened my eyes, I'd be waking in a hospital room with a gunshot wound and a concussion. 

Eight months forgotten. 

I've been told it's better that way. To have my memories suppressed. To forget the pain of everything I endured. But if it was all so terrible, then why does the stranger with the stormy, chocolate brown eyes make my heart betray me? Why does he make me feel things I have no right to feel when my heart belongs to someone else?

My hand instinctively flies to my neck, sliding along the bumps popping up beneath my fingertips. I feel like I should already know how to read them.

And maybe I should. 

Because the man in front of me connects me to my memories. He's the reason I forgot. The man who betrayed me. Killed to protect me. The reason my heart's been torn in two. 

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PLEASE NOTE: This book contains sensitive subject matter. If you are affected by triggers or have experienced serious trauma, it may not be for you. Not recommended for persons under 18 years of age. 

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Beautifully Broken is the final book in a three-book series. Each book should be read in order to avoid any spoilers and to follow the continuity of the story.

Read the whole DAMAGED series:
The Broken Series (1-3): Tragically Broken, Deeply Broken, Beautifully Broken
Companion Novels (4-6): Fractured, Desolate, Scorned