CONTENT This book contains graphic and violent scenes, including rape, physical and emotional violence, mentions of suicide, pregnancy loss, and psychological turmoil. Some of the contents are controversial and may or may not reflect my personal views. Please don't take this warning lightly. The contents are brutal at times. I don't want anyone to be harmed by the words I've written. If you or someone you know needs help, please know you're worth it! National Suicide 800-273-8255 National Abuse 800-799-SAFE Alone. Tattered. Beaten. I thought my life ended years ago, when my college boyfriend took something I was never willing to give. A piece of myself I’ll never get back. I thought I was broken, jaded, and incapable of love. That all changed when Levi Atticus walks into my life. He’s everything I never knew I needed, and he doesn’t see me as a crime statistic or a victim. One glance into his eyes, and all of my fear and self-doubt are stripped away. But how long will he be willing to put up with my baggage? How much can he take until he decides that he can’t love a broken, damaged girl? Will he walk away from me? Sometimes, I wonder if he’ll be the one capable of stitching up my torn soul. And other times, I wonder if I’ll need to do that myself. Will I be able to overcome my trauma and cling to this love I found? Or will my past continue to haunt me and ruin the best thing I ever had?