Quinn is the Princess, she isn't allowed out of her room, her Father gets drunk every night and her Mother spends all of his money on clothes. Everyone thinks her life is so amazing, but all she wants to do is escape. Benji is a Guard, it's his first day on the job, he hates it. But he has to do it like all of the 15 year old males in his village. Ever since his Father went away to war he has had the responsibility to look after his brother and his Mama. But he has a secret, a secret he hasn't told anyone. A secret that could tear his world apart. A secret he will never be able to tell anyone. Quinn and Benji form an unlikely friendship. Quinn has never had a friend before that hasn't been picked out for her by her Father. They meet in secret every night, and their friendship has the chance to become something more. But will Benji's secret come between them?