Fractures

Approaching thirty, Jamison appears composed-successful career, loyal friends, a close relationship with his mother. On paper, everything aligns. In reality, something inside him has been cracking for years.

A lifetime of being the dependable one-the fixer, the absorber, the emotional first responder-has left him hollowed out. Old relationships linger like fingerprints: some tender, some volatile, most unfinished. When anonymous messages begin dissecting his fears with surgical precision, Jamison dismisses them as coincidence-until they escalate. The sender knows intimate details. Knows his history. Knows where to apply pressure.

The intrusion seeps into every corner of his life-his friendships, his job, his sense of safety. A former lover resurfaces at the worst possible moment. HR receives a calculated complaint. The messages sharpen, taunting and observant, hinting that Jamison's greatest flaw isn't weakness-it's compassion.

As suspicion circles his past, one name rises above the rest. A boundary once enforced. A rejection that may not have been forgiven.

The closer Jamison gets to thirty, the clearer it becomes: this isn't random. It's deliberate. Personal. And escalating.

For the first time in his life, he isn't saving someone else.

He's trying to survive himself-and whoever decided he needed to be broken to learn how.