Xela Smith has a far from perfect life, with a father who left her with her addict mother, and barely any money. Things seemingly couldn't get any worse until Xela's mother gets remarried to a monster. What happens when Xela goes to a new school and runs into none other than Ryder Hernandez, aka an arrogant boy who treats girls like toys and is the leader of one of the biggest gangs in California? What happens when the thin line between love and hate starts to blur a little too much?

When you're left with a dead body in your kitchen and there's only one man you can call. The man you hate more than anything. With nobody else to turn to, you're stuck doing this under his terms. ••• "You just love to piss me off don't you?" His jaw ticks as he leans down towards me. "I don't really give a fuck about you Kain. I was just trying to have some fun before you went and ruined my night." "Oh you knew exactly what you were doing. I don't buy anything else for a second. You saw me. You knew you were pissing me off and you pushed me further. Well Drea, you pushed too fucking hard."