Julie Bailes

Shattered and Shaken Julie Bailes

If someone asked me to describe myself using only one word, I'd tell them damaged. I'm completely broken, irreparable. On the outside I appear beautiful and bright, but on the inside, my soul is black and empty. I haven't always been this fragile, scared, and heartbroken woman. Nope, I had the life my peers envied; happily married parents, captain of the volleyball team, and a dangerously sexy and loving boyfriend. Then, faster than I could blink, my life went to hell. Cancer struck, the sting of death pierced my heart, and the one person I needed most left me. Wyatt shattered my heart into a million pieces when he disappeared. Little did he know, it wasn't just me he walked away from. My happiness was obliterated. Until him. Unlike Wyatt, Blake treasures my heart. He thinks he can fix me, but I know differently. How can you put something together without all its pieces? You can't. When Wyatt left, he took most of my heart away with him. And even if hadn't, it wouldn't matter. Hearts are like broken glass; you can put it back together again, but it will never be the same. I will never be the same. Mature audience only