Without Me - Special Edition

I'd led a selfish existence. I liked who I was. Heck, I loved myself.
Women threw themselves at me and I took what they offered without remorse. I promised them nothing.
I sank my teeth into life. Time passed. Women came and went.
The second I let my guard down and released the hold I had on life... What was my award for such carelessness?
A love so spectacular and heart wrenching that it threw me for a loop. When I was in too deep to escape, my greatest fears became reality.
This is my story. My downfall. My salvation.