After a riot, Hope Cadwell's parents are both murdered and the angry citizen behind their deaths is sent to jail, while Hope is left with only her younger sister and her guilt. Left alone in a world now out to get her, Hope has no idea who's truly on her side. And can she trust Aaron, the son of her parents' killer and her rough ally, the boy who saved her life after she gets lost in the middle of the city? Because, if she can't, she may not make it in the world that's determined to get rid of Hope Cadwell for good.