Beautifully Broken: A Standalone Forbidden Second Chance Romance

Beautifully Broken: A Standalone Forbidden Second Chance Romance

I KNEW HE WOULD RUIN ME FROM THE MOMENT WE MET.<br /><br />Everything about the man screamed confidence. Sensuality. Intelligence. Worldliness. But it was how he saved me that ruined me most. <br /><br />Through him, I learned to end my path of self-destruction. I no longer needed to numb the pain with mindless one-night-stands and drunken blackouts. He made me feel worthy. Treasured. Optimistic about my future. <br /><br />Here I stand four years later, in a coffee shop a world away, still broken...but beautifully so. My scars no longer hold me back. Instead, they give me strength and enrich my appreciation for the good things in life. I have hopes and dreams...faith that anything is possible. I am no longer the lost little girl fighting for survival. I have direction. I have courage. I am not without possibility.<br /><br />I'll always have Gavin to thank for that--Mr. Cooper, I remind myself. That's who he is to me now: just a former teacher. I know what you're thinking, but don't worry. I was eighteen when we first met. Legally, we did nothing wrong. Morally? Well, I guess that depends on how flexible your morals are. <br /><br />My name is Kat and this is my story.