Broken

Asher West is an artist, known for his paintings which contain an angel that holds special meaning to him. He has survived death not once but twice in his lifetime. He is a fighter, determined to live, and after a yearlong battle with cancer he is determined to reclaim his life and pick up painting again. It is while out on a walk that he meets the enigmatic Jack Kerrigan. Jack is a successful businessman, a workaholic, lonely and wondering if he'll ever meet anyone worth getting serious with. At thirty two, he's losing hope. Taking an afternoon to himself and going for a cup of coffee, he crosses path with a certain blue eyes artist, and he knows his life will never be the same again. Neither man had been out looking to fall in love, but it happened. Asher is the best thing that ever happened to Jack, and the feeling is mutual. They begin to carve out a life together, but Jack's job puts pressure on him once they learn he's in a same sex relationship, and he's faced with a hard decision. Choosing Asher over his homophobic employers, Jack takes a job in Chicago, and they make the move. Jack has a plan: House, career, marriage, family, and Asher is on board for it all. The new job is a great fit and he's thriving there. Asher's art is taking off, his popularity growing exponentially, and they think nothing could possibly go wrong. When Jack's new employer insists that he take on an intern he's not happy about it. He feels he can do his job just fine, he always has, but at the insistence of his supervisor he decides to give the intern a chance. No one could have known what a dark path that decision would lead Jack down, or how it would threaten not only his life, but the life of the man he loves more than anything in the world.