Tessan Neveaux had everything taken from her when the local drug cartel murdered her family. Angry and alone, she decides to take revenge on those who took her family by taking away what they treasure most- power. Aiden Tanner is working (well, more like sacrificing himself to be tortured) for the most powerful drug lord in Phoenix in order to pay debts and protect his brother, a clueless drug addict. When these two meet, they decide to team up to take the cartel down, but has Tessan done enough digging into her parents murder? Does Aiden know more than he is letting on?

Everyone is hiding from something; a secret, a lie. Mine just happens to be a curse, one bestowed upon me before my first birthday; a curse that says I'm supposed to die before I turn sixteen. But that isn't going to happen, because I have a plan. You see, it's impossible to prick your finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel if you're locked in a cell.