After the death of her mother, Leighlani is placed in the care of her new stepfather, John. A cruel and abusive man, John teaches her to accept solitude and secrecy to hide his twisted idea of "love." From the outside John seems like a saint for taking over as her parental figure when she had no one else, but things are never as they seem behind closed doors. Leighlani knows this better than most.
Although accepting her lot in life with John, she learns how to survive him and exist in a facade of normalcy, if not happiness. With a heady new sense of immunity against the depravity of life with John, she begins her college education and learns more than what John intended. She learns other people don't make their points with their fists, and she begins to yearn for freedom more than ever before, especially when she meets green-eyed tall, dark, and handsome type from class, Alexander.
Will he be able to break down the walls she built up around her heart or will everything come crumbling down on them both?