Carter was stuck living with her abusive mother and step-father. She felt like she was living in a never ending cycle of sadness. It wasn't until her stepfather was murdered by her mother that she was taken out of the toxic household. Carter was placed with her four brothers, brothers she didn't even know she had. Her mother took her at a young age, so young that she didn't remember her brothers at all. But they remember her, they never stopped looking for her. Carter has a lot of secrets, secrets she intends to keep. Will she be able to keep her past hidden?

Xela Smith has a far from perfect life, with a father who left her with her addict mother, and barely any money. Things seemingly couldn't get any worse until Xela's mother gets remarried to a monster. What happens when Xela goes to a new school and runs into none other than Ryder Hernandez, aka an arrogant boy who treats girls like toys and is the leader of one of the biggest gangs in California? What happens when the thin line between love and hate starts to blur a little too much?

"I'm not scared of you Kingston, i've dealt with people worse than you." He walks toward me and I step backwards until my back hits the door. I'm trapped. He leans his mouth close to my ear and I feel jolts of electricity flow throughout my body. "You may not be scared of me , but I know your scared of what you feel for me." He then wedges his leg between my thighs. "You fear the way you feel when I touch you." I catch my breath and try my best to formulate a response. "Keep dreaming pretty boy." "Oh I will." He detaches himself from my body and walks away, leaving me flustered. This isn't good. Kaia Castillo is used to fighting alone. She is running from her past and is willing to do anything to keep it from catching up to her. Rowan Kingston is used to being in control. His home is in the ring. His dominating presence is usually enough to make everyone fear him. Everyone except her. Enemies from the start but what about in the end?

Started: 11/6/2020 Completed: 12/26/2020 "I hope you remember what I said, Atlas," he said. He went back to his firm tone of voice now that we were alone. He glanced up at me as he packed three pairs of jeans into the bag. I was too busy trying to figure out how the hell I had three brothers who suddenly wanted custody of me after all these years of me being in foster care that I didn't even remember what Mr. Harris had told me last night, but it clicked. He had told me those things because he knew that I was leaving him today. "You will never be loved by them if they find out what you are, what you've done. And if they do find out, I'm sure they'll send you right back here to me where you belong," he said calmly as he placed the rest of my turtlenecks next to the jeans and lastly put in a coat. He zipped the bag that he had apparently finished packing for me and I looked around the room. "Let's go," he said firmly holding the bag in his hand as he walked out of my room. I didn't know if I should be happy or scared to be leaving Mr. Harris. I never imagined that I would be leaving him. Ever. He had told me last year on my birthday that he was going to marry me when I turned 18 and aged out of the system. *** For Atlas Bishop, moving in with three older brothers she never knew she had meant a chance at freedom she believed she didn't deserve. But there's no rest for the wicked. Every decision she must make in her new life will hide the fact that she was harboring the devil inside, deceiving everyone around her so she doesn't get punished ever again. Ace Innocenti has never been in love before, but he's certain he's in love with an innocent angel, the new girl Atlas Bishop. He's determined to keep his anger issues in check and his illegal activities at bay to keep her that way. But, innocence has a dark side that lies and cheats, and Ace learns his lesson the hard way.