Damaged Series by A.R. Wile

(Reimagined and Expanded with 20,000+ more words than the original)Her past brought us together, but it was mine that threatened to tear us apart.We were two people who couldn’t have been more different. She was the good girl; I was the bad boy. I was everything she shouldn’t have wanted. And she was everything I didn’t know I needed.I was broken. She was perfect.She wasn’t like the other girls. She intrigued me. Captivated me. When I first saw her across the room, I knew I had to talk to her... more(Reimagined and Expanded with 20,000+ more words than the original)Her past brought us together, but it was mine that threatened to tear us apart.We were two people who couldn’t have been more different. She was the good girl; I was the bad boy. I was everything she shouldn’t have wanted. And she was everything I didn’t know I needed.I was broken. She was perfect.She wasn’t like the other girls. She intrigued me. Captivated me. When I first saw her across the room, I knew I had to talk to her. Needed to be near her. It’s why I followed her when she left suddenly, abandoning her friends and leaving the party to go outside. She was too quick for me to keep up, though when her screams tore through the night air, I broke into a sprint, needing to save her. ——————————We were two people bonded in tragedy. He was the mysterious saviour. I was the one saved.I was broken. He was perfect.He found me in the woods. Saw me at my most vulnerable. He held me when I was falling apart and got me the help I needed. We hadn’t planned to fall for one another. But we had. Deeply. Completely. But neither of our pasts were done with us yet, and they weren’t going to let us go without a fight. ___________PLEASE NOTE: This series is not for the faint of heart. If you are easily triggered or have experienced serious trauma, this book series may not be for you. Not recommended for persons under 18 years of age.___________Tragically Broken is the first book in the Broken three-book series and contains a cliffhanger. 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 BrokenCompanion Novels (4-6): Fractured, Desolate, Scorned less

(Reimagined and Expanded with 10,000+ more words than the original)The torture was meant to break her, but it was the truth that made her heart bleed.She left this world believing she wasn’t my everything.It’s the thought that replays in my head as I stare at the image of the life gone from her body, her tangled brown hair fanning around her face as it hangs, listless. I didn’t get to tell her that I didn’t knowingly betray her before she was killed. That I still loved her... more(Reimagined and Expanded with 10,000+ more words than the original)The torture was meant to break her, but it was the truth that made her heart bleed.She left this world believing she wasn’t my everything.It’s the thought that replays in my head as I stare at the image of the life gone from her body, her tangled brown hair fanning around her face as it hangs, listless. I didn’t get to tell her that I didn’t knowingly betray her before she was killed. That I still loved her. Now she’ll never know, and the whispered words on her last breath will never belong to me, but the man she grew to love in my place.He teeters on his knees next to me. Inconsolable.Both of us are in pieces on the floor. And the only thing that keeps us from completely crumbling is the promise of finding her killer and making him pay.___________PLEASE NOTE: This series is not for the faint of heart. If you are easily triggered or have experienced serious trauma, this book series may not be for you. Not recommended for persons under 18 years of age.___________Deeply Broken is the second book in the Broken three-book series and contains a cliffhanger. 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 BrokenCompanion Novels (4-6): Fractured, Desolate, Scorned less

(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... more(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.___________PLEASE 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.___________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 The Broken Series (1-3): Tragically Broken, Deeply Broken, Beautifully BrokenCompanion Novels (4-6): Fractured, Desolate, Scorned less

They thought they had everything figured out, but the one thing they didn’t plan for was me.One minute and ten seconds…Without life. Without a heartbeat. Without breath. Without thought. That’s how long I was able to abandon my heartache before the doctors were able to revive me.I know I should’ve been thankful for the miracle because not many people get to experience death and live to tell about it... moreThey thought they had everything figured out, but the one thing they didn’t plan for was me.One minute and ten seconds…Without life. Without a heartbeat. Without breath. Without thought. That’s how long I was able to abandon my heartache before the doctors were able to revive me.I know I should’ve been thankful for the miracle because not many people get to experience death and live to tell about it. Yet, as I laid in a sterile hospital room, reliving the moment I became a martyr for the woman who no longer wanted me, who returned her heart to the hands of her last love, my heart felt the weight of some brutal truths…I’d lost my girl, my mobility, and my life. I failed to swallow this bitter pill of my new reality and was left alone to wallow in what could’ve been. I took it out on the people unlucky enough to have to care for me—including the beautiful blonde with chocolate brown eyes, wearing scrubs and a smile that helped me forget the pain that put me there.But I left her ten months ago, and I didn’t expect to see her again. At the same mall. About thirty feet away. With a man’s arm wrapped around her neck, restraining her.And he’s not alone.His men have taken everyone hostage, he’s holding her for ransom, and no one is getting out alive unless I risk it all again.___________PLEASE NOTE: This book contains triggers. Not recommended for persons under 18 years of age.___________Fractured is the first 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 as it contains major spoilers.Read the whole DAMAGED series:The Broken Series (1-3): Tragically Broken, Deeply Broken, Beautifully BrokenCompanion Novels (4-6): Fractured, Desolate, Scorned less

I’d finally had enough, but he refused to let me go. The man I fell in love with was handsome and charming, a man who turned my stomach into a cage of butterflies just at the sight of him. He was the type of man who made me weak in the knees, vulnerable to his whispered words. Someone who made me feel wanted and needed—placed me on a pedestal in the centre of his world. He wasn’t someone so lost inside his jealousy and anger that he could hit or control me. No... moreI’d finally had enough, but he refused to let me go. The man I fell in love with was handsome and charming, a man who turned my stomach into a cage of butterflies just at the sight of him. He was the type of man who made me weak in the knees, vulnerable to his whispered words. Someone who made me feel wanted and needed—placed me on a pedestal in the centre of his world. He wasn’t someone so lost inside his jealousy and anger that he could 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 believe he had. It’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 one 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. Though I didn’t expect he’d follow. And even less, race me to the bottom. ___________ 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. ____________ 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 less

Nobody could’ve known how far they’d go. Not even her.I wore my thick skin like a shield, thinking her words would bounce off of me. I spent three long years foolishly thinking everything she said hadn’t penetrated it. Then, in one night, my carefully constructed armour crumbled around me. I let her daggered words pierce insecurities I didn’t even know I had, and I became careless and impulsive... moreNobody could’ve known how far they’d go. Not even her.I wore my thick skin like a shield, thinking her words would bounce off of me. I spent three long years foolishly thinking everything she said hadn’t penetrated it. Then, in one night, my carefully constructed armour crumbled around me. I let her daggered words pierce insecurities I didn’t even know I had, and I became careless and impulsive. I recklessly tried to gain validation from someone I’d just met, a guy with sandy blonde hair and dimples that could make a woman weak in the knees.Then, time flashed forward, and I found myself waking in a foreign bed—groggy, naked, and with no memory of how I got there. As I stumbled into the hall, I became fuel for the gossip burning on everyone’s tongues. It followed me into a tiny closet where I hid—temporarily protected inside its four walls—until a surly, ruggedly handsome lieutenant known for getting under my skin found me.He vowed to find answers. But as he uncovered the missing time, he realized I wasn’t only the victim of sexual assault but also an integral part of a homicide investigation, and my high school bully was at the heart of it all.___________PLEASE 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. _______________Scorned is the third 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 The Broken Series (1-3): Tragically Broken, Deeply Broken, Beautifully BrokenCompanion Novels (4-6): Fractured, Desolate, Scorned less