Kalen Mercer's Rules of Survival Rule #1: Don't get caught. Rule #2: Always get even. Rule #3: Trust Nobody. Survival isn't just a word to Ioney Mercer; it's a way of life. Having grown up in poverty in Chicago where some of the most ruthless gangs in the country preside, Ioney knows better than anyone what it takes to stay in the game. Or so she thought. When her older brother Kalen is brutally murdered and Ioney is left to take care of her younger siblings, she doesn't think things can get any worse. That is until in a cataclysmic turn of events, Ioney is thrown into a pit of danger her brother has left behind. Sinister people have suddenly developed an interest in her, she unwittingly falls into the middle of growing gang rivalries, and unfortunately manages to land herself under the scrutiny of Chicago Blood Kings Enforcer Justice Montoya. As things escalate rapidly, Ioney finds herself at a crossroads. Can she trust notoriously ruthless gangster Justice Montoya, or is he just another enemy she has to conquer in order to survive.

Callum and Calvin Walker, both intelligent, gorgeous yet unbelievably dangerous especially when provoked. They were sent to a place just for children like them. Their family consisted of people whose relationships with each other are undefined. Will Masterson, a boy whose past is still unknown to everyone, gets pulled into a problem that would concern whether he would live or not. "We act as if we are not family, not friends nor share the same blood when there is power concerned."

I was at the airport when I first saw him. I was at the airport when I first talked to him. I was at the airport when I’ve started to like him.