Alex and Jesse grew up with each other, but when her brother and his best friend died in a car accident, neither of them know how to cope. Both of them withdraw from the world in different ways and both of them can only forget when they're in each other's arms. However, Jesse has a rising career as basketball star and Alex knows he'll always leave. She only hopes that she won't be shattered when that day finally comes.

Ava Hathaway has been abused for the past four years. She, with her father, moves to Atlanta where she attends her senior year at her new school. She was going to lay low and not make any friends, like always, for everyone's sake. Never would she guess that she would catch the attention of the school's most popular and bad boy, Ryder Wood.