Lexi Howard is born into a wealthy family. Her parents spend most of their time making money and she is usually left in the care of her older brother Spin. Spin is overprotective of Lexi and he barely lets anyone come near his baby sister except for their kind, sensitive, and gentle neighbor, Cody McAlister. Having grown up together, Spin, Lexi, and Cody become best friends. That friendship is put to the test when Spin steps up to save Cody from an unthinkable fate one day, leaving them with a secret no one can discover. Haunted by what they had done, Lexi gets herself into something that nearly destroys her life. Spin and Cody, however, are there for her, and together, they help her get herself back on her feet. Just when Lexi thinks her life is getting pretty amazing, an abominable deed occurs, leaving someone savagely abused while another one brutally murdered. Now, Lexi feels all alone and with tremendous amount of guilt weighing her down. With her protector gone and a long-buried secret on the brink of being uncovered, she must muster enough courage to fight, and enough strength to see things through, not for herself but for the ones she loves.

Hannah is beautiful. Kind. Smart. And her boyfriend Sawyer absolutely adores her. But what happens when Sawyer finds out that Hannah isn't who she seems to be? When an inmate hundreds of miles away escapes from prison, the life she has built for herself begins to fall apart as the secrets of her past are revealed. Hannah cannot hide the truth any longer, and she and Sawyer are faced with the terrifying reality that some secrets are worth dying for.