Raelynn's senior year of high school, she met Jesse's friends and their girlfriends, the girls easily hit it off with Raelynn, as did the guys. Raelynn is now a 23 year old college student, attending with the other girls in the group: Ivy, Leigha, and Skylar. Ivy and Jesse are secretly hooking up with each other, which started rumors around the school. All the girls, except Raelynn are sexually experienced, which makes her uncomfortable when the subject is brought up because she hasn't had sex with her boyfriend, Jesse, yet. She's not a Virgin, but she's also not as experienced as the other girls. Raelynn's middle school best friend, Lorelai, also attends the college, and tries to patch things up with her, but Raelynn's new group of friends make snide remarks towards her and have steered Raelynn away from her at any chance they get. Raelynn and Jesse's relationship becomes rocky, when Jesse and his guy friends get together and experiment with drugs. He becomes violent and starts abusing Raelynn when she doesn't give him what he wants. Raelynn is confronted a few days later, at the school, by Lorelai and her brother, Dylan, but denies telling her what happened, making excuses for the bruises on her face. As the story progresses, an unexpected hero and love interest comes into the picture, helps Raelynn escape Jesse and his friends, and builds a close relationship with her. What happens when an abuser meets a former military hero, and the past uncovers secrets between two main characters?