Two seniors that only have one thing in common, going to the same school. They hate each other because of their friend groups and past. As the two seventeen-year-old get forced to hang out together, things turn more and more complicated. Alissa wonders if Ryder still remembers or if she's just the one holding on to bad memories with him. She has always had a thing for him, but has he had a thing for her? Ryder was a part of the bad boy groups, the stoners that hung out outside of stores or outside of the school. His friends were annoying and always tended to mess with the girls. He's one of the more quiet kind but continues hanging out with them. Alissa is a part of the quiet group, that doesn't mean that she doesn't stick up for herself or argues with people least every day. She hangs out with at least two girls every day because she has no one else to stick with. She didn't mind, she didn't necessarily need many friends. People didn't like her because of her ways of saying the truth whenever it needed to be told. But this isn't your typical sassy and bad boy story, not at all. This book contains ; - body shaming. - toxic family. - purposely starving herself. - mature language - anxiety; anxiety and panic attacks.

Elora was born in France but moved to Italy when she was 4. Her younger sister, Jade , and her were sold to a man named Alessio. A man that Elora has faint memory of, comes into her father's mansion and buys her sister and her off in exchange for his silence. Elora luckily escaped but unfortunately, she doesn't know where her sister is or who has her. The possibilities were the cause of many sleepless nights. Going by the stage name Raven, she makes her money by stripping at an underground strip club and bar called Lavish and Luxury. She dances for leaders of wanted mafia groups, assassins, drug lords, and many more dangerous and disgustingly rich men. There she meets an Italian mafia don named Vincent. Because of Vincent, Elora starts to feel something she hasn't felt in so long, hope. With this newfound hope, Elora is determined to find her sister. ✧ A fast paced modern mafia romance with some cliches, representation, and mature content.