Torment: Part Two (The Bleeding Hearts, #2)

by Dylan Page

For years I’d been trying to help him fight his demons, but now? He’s forcing me to dance with them instead.

After all this time, after everything, to hear that James was behind it all, orchestrating it, pushing it, and then when it got too far ahead of him, he’d lost control. He wasn’t an evil bad guy. He was human. And his mistakes, his errors in judgment cost us all so dearly and ended disastrously. Sometimes even good people make mistakes and regret them. But the consequences, in this case, have been tragically permanent.

Sometimes there is no happily ever after. And sometimes a happily ever after is something less grand and fantastical than we expected. But that’s okay. It’s just… life. And it doesn’t owe you anything. You need to fight and find your happiness. You need to fight for your life and make it what you want. Don’t waste it. And remember to always be kind to others. You have no idea the secret battles someone is fighting in their own mind.

Thank you for loving these characters. They are all so near and dear to my heart… especially Shay. So much of this book I’ve taken from my own self and put into it. Moments from my own childhood and my own personal struggles. Please know you are not alone. Don’t let the darkness dictate how you live your life. It is YOURS! To quote Dawn Serra, “There is no timestamp on trauma. There isn’t a formula that you can insert yourself into to get from horror to healed. Be patient. Take up space. Let your journey be the balm.”