Alexia “Carter, my life before I came here was f****d up. My childhood was a nightmare, and things didn’t get much easier when I grew up. I was engaged to a man I thought I loved, and who treated me like a queen. Then the minute I said yes, everything changed. He showed me his true colors, and by then it was too late, and I couldn’t get away.” I said, and looked at my feet and took in a deep breath before I continued. “You need to see for yourself to understand just how broken and damaged I am. I can’t make you happy Carter. I can’t make anyone happy. I don’t deserve happiness.” He starts talking, but I lift my hand to silence him. “Let me finish. Let’s end this here before it goes any further. You need to see all of me, and once you do, you won’t want me.” I said as I reached for the he