Beautiful (Atrocities of the Machine, #1) Christina Neville Author

BeautifulJacqueline van der Waal thought she was living a life of carefree fun—but it never included bad decisions, wrong men, or the slow collapse of her own self-worth. Until one night, every mistake came home at once.In the aftermath, she wakes up in a hospital—battered, broke, and alone.Phillip is older, worn down by grief he doesn't talk about. Sara, even older, is trying to move forward after clawing her way out of addiction. The three meet by accident, but Phillip's apartment becomes their base, their quiet middle ground, where something fragile begins to take shape. Not salvation. Not healing. Just a reason to keep showing up.Beautiful is a story of trauma and survival, of learning how to stay when leaving would be easier. It's about chosen family, invisible scars, and the slow, stubborn grace of becoming whole without ever being the same.