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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 me. I spent three long years foolishly thinking nothing she said had 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. Impulsive. I recklessly tried to gain validation from someone I'd just met, a guy with sandy blond hair and dimples that could make a woman weak in the knees.
Then time flashed forward, and I woke in a foreign bed, groggy, naked, 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.
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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+.
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.