Francesca (Frankie) would like to just be left alone, to not be made fun of, to be treated like everyone else, but not even her family can give her that. Treated like dirt by everyone around her, she comes to the realization that only her 18th birthday can spell freedom. So, when she has a disturbing run-in with her sisters boyfriend and runs off, she knows that all hope is lost. That is until she is found by the handsome Alberto who for reason's unknown to Frankie is drawn to her and needs to keep her safe. She does not know it yet, but she is the Alpha's mate.
Eve is 16 years old. She has normal friends and normal teenage habits. She didn't sneak out or smoke anything. She cussed sometimes and had a guy best friend she did secret things with. Her parents are Catholic, so they see her normal teen behavior as acting out beyond reason and continuously look for somewhere she can be 'fixed'. Her therapist suggested a place that looked like camp. Two strangers come get her in the middle of the night and bring her to the worst place she has ever been to in her life. When she comes back to live with her best friend, she is nothing like she was when she left, but he promised he'd wait for her.