Maria starts her new school and already she is the interest of students and teachers. But someone is watching her and it's been weeks. Finally she is ready to confront him. She has to be careful, he will hurt her loved ones and her boyfriend. He watches her, every day, her eyes, her smile and he wants her. No one says no to him, and that includes her.

After the death of her father and step mother Gabrielle would do anything for her little brother. But when she meets her step mothers family for the first time and they try and take him away from her, she agrees to marry in exchange for staying with her brother. But after several failed escape attempts she has to decide if staying with her brother is worth the marriage and if she really wants to leave.