When seventeen-year-old **Esme**’s life takes a dramatic turn after a devastating house fire, she finds herself uprooted and living with her father’s old friend, the enigmatic Mr. Richard. But the move brings a new challenge: Mr. Richard’s son, **Akila**, an infamous troublemaker at her school. Akila’s reckless antics and irresistible charm make Esme’s new life anything but easy. Beneath his playful wit and bad-boy reputation, though, she discovers someone more complicated than she expected. The closer they grow, the blurrier the lines between love and chaos become. Caught in a whirlwind of emotions and high school drama, Esme must decide whether Akila is worth the risk—and whether she’s ready to fall for a single bad boy.