On the outside, Riley Jennings has got it under control. She's the top of the class, ivy-league bound, and plans to go far in life. But nobody knows the dark secret that she lives with; her perfect, football star boyfriend, Blake, is a monster. She's forced to conformity, only to meet the one person who will help her break out of her shell, and break out of her detrimental relationship. Dean Marks, the new rebellious transfer student, has taken it upon himself to help Riley. Little does she know, he's got a dark secret too; one only his protective, controlling, older brother Alex knows about. Together, they will run from their pasts, only to stumble into them once more.

"That's just it, right? It all comes down to whether you'll be with someone you find perfect," she pauses. "Or whether you'll settle for someone who finds you perfect." After being caught in the middle of an embarrassing public scene Lauren found herself running away to the one place he would find her - and when he did, she realized he was the one person she never wanted to need.