Before the break

They say you're not your parents.

But what if life decides to prove otherwise?

16-year-old Dante Cattaneo promised he'd never be like his father - the man who tore his family apart with his temper, his hands, his silence.
Now, years later, Dante's trying to be the good guy. The safe one. The one who loves gently.

But when he drove the only person who ever made him feel seen away... something breaks.

Before the break is a raw and emotional descent into anger, control, and the fear of becoming everything you swore you wouldn't.
It's about love, trauma, and the terrifying moment when you realize:
You might be the villain in your own story.