Xela Smith has a far from perfect life, with a father who left her with her addict mother, and barely any money. Things seemingly couldn't get any worse until Xela's mother gets remarried to a monster. What happens when Xela goes to a new school and runs into none other than Ryder Hernandez, aka an arrogant boy who treats girls like toys and is the leader of one of the biggest gangs in California? What happens when the thin line between love and hate starts to blur a little too much?