They say as time pass, wounds heal. But for 16 year old Maddison Carmin, she's been scarred for life and as time passes it seems to get worse. One night her entire life seems to change as she and her younger sister are attacked. Someone manages to save Maddison but Bailey's fate was quite different. But Maddie soon realizes that her hero isn't any safer to be around with. In fact, Austin Carter Mahone is wanted all over america - and he won't let Maddison go. Despite his perlious and manipulating personality, Maddie finds her self attracted to Austin and no matter how violent he is, she can't seem to withdraw from him. Surrounded by malicious behaviour, Maddison starts to change and sees things differently than they were in the beginning, and her innocence that once protected her from the cruel world is now destroyed.