Independent woman bumps into a thug and all he knows is streets but she changes his perspective of things and he would kill for her and die for her. But is this a good or bad thing?

Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.

Adam Prince, better known as the Beast, is the owner of the Castle, a high end casino located in Miami, FL. He's rich, handsome and cursed with a sex addiction problem. He can't go a single day without a woman trying to jump his bones. They start rubbing against him and the night ends in a haze of bliss. Of course his SAA coach doesn't believe he's the victim, he's taken to wearing fake scars during the day and a mask at night. All he wants is a single night of freedom. Belle de Fluer might just make it to college, if she can keep her dad out of jail and debt. It's not easy raising a parent but she's been dealing with this crap for the past five years. She finds solace in the downtown library and tells herself every day that life will get better. A modern retelling of Beauty and The Beast.