PERFIDY.

"Why can't you face the fact that we are not in fifth fucking grade anymore! We have both changed, went our separate ways and you think you can walk back into my life?" The male's voice boomed in the dark alley, his hands planted on both sides of my head as he spoke, venom oozing from his lips with every sinister word he spoke. "That's where you're wrong, sweetheart. You do not get to walk into my life almost like you know a goddamn thing about me, tell me what I can and cannot do."

"You made a promise to me." She muttered between tears streaming down her face in fear of what he would do to her locking her eyes with the dark honeyed brown eyes that were laced with fury and rage.

"That promise meant absolutely nothing." He mumbled harshly, shoving himself off the wall and walking away in pure darkness.

-

Oakley was far from normal - this was her only chance to escape from the hell she called home. Having saved up enough money to move far away from her family and leave her old life behind, she runs into far more problems than she anticipated.

Damien's life fell apart when he moved across the country to a new state when he was only 13. He never expected his life to change for the worst as if he had lost all humanity by the time he turned 23. He was fierce, cruel, and committed heinous crimes.

What will happen when they cross paths again and Chloe is determined to get her best friend back after 10 years?

Buckle up, sweetheart.