Desolate

I'd finally had enough, but he refused to let me go.

The man I fell in love with was handsome and charming, the kind of man who turned my stomach into a cage of butterflies just at the sight of him. He was someone who made me feel wanted and needed, who placed me on a pedestal in the centre of his world. He wasn't someone so lost inside his jealousy and anger that he'd hit or control me. No, that was the man I was going to marry. I just didn't know it then.

I hadn't wanted to see the signs.

He said he loved me, and I believed him. That's why it was so easy for him to convince me he'd never do it again. I gave him too many chances, too many opportunities to prove himself wrong. He was the very man neither of us wanted him to be. So I wasn't surprised when he took another dangerous misstep—one that threw me over an edge I couldn't come back from. But I didn't expect that he'd follow. Even less, race me to the bottom.

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PLEASE NOTE: This book contains dark themes and sensitive subject matter that may be difficult for some readers. If you feel this might be you, please check my website for a list of triggers. Recommended for readers 18+.
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Desolate is the second book in a three-book series of companion novels for the Broken series. Each book can be read as a standalone, though if you plan to read the Broken series, it would be best to read Fractured after the trilogy.

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