Throughout all of her life, Talya Williams was at the top of the social pyramid and thought that nothing could ever bring her down. At least, not until a terrible suicide attempt by one of Talya's classmates shook up her city and left Talya and her twin brother, Finn, expelled. Being the children of wealthy lawyers, arrangements were made and strings were pulled, giving the twins a miraculous second chance at a different private school, filled with unfamiliar faces and new chances. Finn’s pretty upset by this, but for Talya, a new school means a fresh opportunity to change herself into someone entirely different. She’s ashamed of who she used to be and she'll do anything to erase her mistakes. Now, her number one goal is to not attract any attention from the wrong crowd or become involved with the popular kids. But following that goal proves harder than she thought, especially after she meets a guy who might be worth risking it all. There's just one problem. He’s taken . . . by the Queen Bee.

After an incident three months ago and her parent's divorce, Reina Caverly finds a way to cope: cutting herself. Her mother's a workaholic, her sister is an out of control teenage girl, and her dad disappeared from the face of the planet. She can't even tell her two best friends, Joshua and Megan, about her problems. Then she meets young and mysterious Calvin Young about to commit suicide by jumping from her school's rooftop which surprised Reina. He's rich; he's handsome for his age, and does well at school, so why? Why would someone who has everything want to kill himself? Everyone has a dark secret, even Calvin who seems to have the world. Can Reina and Calvin learn to speak up about their issues? Can they find their reasons to live? ______ "One day you'll leave me. You don't want a girl with a rape story," I said as I desperately tried to stop my sobs and hiccups. "You deserve someone who is prettier and more stable then me." "Mon ange ," he whispered to me lightly as he held my tear-stained face. I looked at him and my breath shortened as I met his intense look. "I don't want anyone else," he said, "because I just want you." ______ WARNING: Story contains rape, self-harm, and suicidal ideation.