London Stamos: A relatively normal fresh out of high school teenager. She has the perfect boyfriend, a decent social life, and is on track for college. That is, until her boyfriend of three years breaks up with her and she doesn't take it well. Grief is a funny thing, isn't it? Others go through the process and heal, and others try to avoid their problems, making the situation worse. After her boyfriend leaves her for another man, she turns to drinking. As she drinks away the pain, she meets a man by the name of Rhett Evans. Rhett has a mysterious agenda and she is ultimately intrigued by it. He is 11 years her senior and he soon spoils her with lavish luxuries. As they get serious, London discovers some very dark secrets about Rhett. Rhett Evans: A dangerous man. Rhett is on the run from his past. He owes some other dangerous men some money from his prior substance abuse. Rhett has stolen, killed, and framed others for his doings. London is not as safe as she used to be and is now forced to go on the run with him too.

Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.

Clyde Deyes is a 17 year old with a "fuck off" personality. Despite being somewhat antisocial, he's very charming when the time is right. Too charming. He managed to gain trust from people, and then he broke the trust many of times in order to humiliate them. Clyde's insecurities lead him to believe that he has sociopathic qualities. He uses his charm and intelligence to have his way with people. The voices in his head give him comfort, anger, malice, and the desire to control. Amy lands herself in the world of Clyde. He's charmed his way to her heart and they get in too deep. There's no turning back now. Readers will be left with this reoccurring question: Is Clyde really a sociopath, or is he stuck in some sort of self-defense mechanism?