In 2148, everyone who is not protected by wealth or love lives in fear of being held hostage by the Independents. The Independents. The people who abandoned the United States of America, and took the word "united" with them. Elizabeth was born into a wealthy, upperclass family. Her father was the Union leader. She had every dress, doll, and stuffed animal imagined. Her dream life suddenly turned into a nightmare. Elizabeth watched as her family was murdered by her father's enemies, the Independents. Elizabeth thought she could hide from her past. From the people who stole her family from her. As well as her heart. She was wrong. Elizabeth's life takes another dark turn filled with more secrets, lies, and tears when she is captured by the people she fears the most. Zayn Malik ruined Elizabeth's life. Zayn Malik is in love with her. But Elizabeth is falling in love with the man who brings light to her new dark life. A man far less wicked than Zayn. His name is Harry Styles.