Almost Broken

Carmen Davies- Recently transferring from UCLA, Carmen arrives with a smile that never fades and an energy that draws people in. Bright, bubbly, and effortlessly charming. Within days, she becomes a familiar face on campus-warm, talkative, always laughing. But behind her sunny confidence is a sharp, curious mind, and it doesn't take long for someone to catch her attention-not for how present they are, but for how removed and absent.

Ivan Anderson- He has mastered the art of invisibility, he has drifted through his years at Columbia near silence. His world is quiet and controlled-by choice. With a past he'd rather keep buried deep down and emotions he struggles to contain, Ivan solitude and medication to keep himself in check. He's built walls high enough to keep everyone out, believing it's safer that way. No one's ever really tried to break them down-until now.

When Carmen is assigned to Ivan for academic mentoring, their worlds quietly collide. She's drawn to his mystery; he's unnerved by her light. As Carmen begins to pull at the threads of Ivan's carefully guarded life, what starts as a simple partnership begins to unravel something deeper. But how do you reach someone who doesn't want to be found? And what if the one thing Carmen needs to save him... is the very thing he's spent years hiding from?

Find out in "Almost Broken..."