The Captain and the Broken Girl

At Northbridge University, Chris Lewis owns the ice. Tall, brutally muscular, with dark brown hair and piercing gray eyes, he is the feared and worshipped captain of the elite hockey team. The crowd chants his name, girls throw themselves at him, and no one dares to cross him, especially not his girlfriend, Rebecca Roosevelt — rich, cold, calculating, and untouchable. Then there is Casey Roosevelt. Red hair, blue eyes. freckles scattered like stardust across her cheeks. Glasses she hides behind like a shield. Labeled “the quiet nerd” on campus, she keeps her head down and her mouth shut. What no one knows is the truth behind her silence. Adopted into the Roosevelt family, Casey lives in hell disguised as luxury. At home, Rita and Loki Roosevelt tear her down with cruelty, control, and violence. On campus, Rebecca weaponizes popularity to humiliate her at every turn. Casey survives by disappearing in plain sight until Chris starts noticing things he can’t ignore bruises hidden under long sleeves, panic when doors slam, and eyes that look far older than nineteen. The more he sees, the less he trusts Rebecca. The closer he gets to Casey, the more dangerous everything becomes because in a world of wealth, power, and reputation, the truth is lethal and when Chris chooses the broken girl over the golden one, the ice cracks and so does everything else. Some girls shatter quietly but Casey Roosevelt? She is about to break the whole damn campus.