Chapter 1- Anja

Kai Braun has spent his nineteen years hidden away from the world, deep in the forests of Germany. And with good reason-his face is one he doesn't believe even a mother can love.

Across the ocean, Anja Nightingale has been honing her film skills at her father's art school in California. With the discovery of Kai's artwork online, Anja is commissioned to recruit the boy.

She's confident it will be a cinch (who wouldn't want a full ride to Nightingale Production Studios?), until she discovers he won't even open the door...