-chem·is·try noun 2. the complex emotional or psychological interaction between two people -Heart·less adjective displaying a complete lack of feeling or consideration -Pain noun physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury. How can a heartless man raised in the streets feel for this girl? The one who is broken to pieces like a vase smashed to the floor. The one who is scared of every man. How can this girl who been through the rain so long trust this man? The one who's name holds weight in the streets, so much that it never has to be said. How? Thats the question. Well, its called Chemistry, thats how.

Her uncle runs the game, the streets, and the niggas in them. His works, play to win. She plays for keeps.

The past is never far away. Fate forces Ashanti to face decisions that she had been running from for years. Broken relationships. Disloyalty. Stolen money. Lives and love lost. She is faced with a difficult decision: Love or Freedom. Being selfish has never been her strong suit. But she's must be if she's going to make it out unscathed. How much time has to pass before someone in the past is considered a stranger? Can a former lover ever be a stranger?