Introduction: Fractured Souls (Shattered Promises #2) Gemma thought she had said her good-byes and had felt every possible emotion she could before her soul was detached again. Deep down inside, she hoped she鈥檇 never wake up from it because, in her eyes, life without emotion and memories isn鈥檛 worth living. But she does wake up and discovers she can still feel and remember everything she experienced over the last few months. Alex is also telling her that everything鈥檚 okay, that he didn鈥檛 betray her, and that what she thought happened really didn鈥檛. Gemma isn鈥檛 sure if she can trust Alex, so she tries to keep her distance from him, even though the electric connection and her desire make it nearly impossible. The only person she can trust is Laylen, but even that becomes complicated when the lines of their friendship begin to blur. While Gemma struggles with her emotions and relationships, she searches for her mother, entering a dangerous world of secrets, seduction, and evil. The further she digs into her mother鈥檚 secrets and past, the more she wonders what waits for her at the end of her search and if maybe some things are better left in the dark....