“Livvy’s gone! I failed to protect her.” Olivia is the princess of Amwell. She has a twin brother, and an older brother and sister. The relationship between the kids and their father is almost non-existent. Vesuvian, the oldest, is tired of the way that their father is treating them. With help from a foreign princess, they set out to become ordinary people. They are confronted in the forest by a rival gang. In the event, Princess Olivia was kidnapped and taken away. Its time for Vesuvian to put his trust into someone else and surrender the control. But if he chooses the wrong people, his sister just might not survive.

“I’m sorry Skylar,” she whispered. “I’ll see you again soon.” Leah has been Skylars best friend since the second grade. They were inseparable. Wherever Skylar was, Leah was too. Skylars mother thought it was a good thing that Leah came into her daughters life. But as years go on, Leah changes. She becomes less happy, and more sullen, depressed. She shows up with bruises on her body, and blotchy cheeks. Soon cuts start to appear on Leahs wrist. Skylar, terrified of what she’s seeing, tries to get Leah to talk to her before things get worse. But Skylar doesn’t know that she is too late. Only days before her 14th birthday, Leah goes into the schools bathroom. She looks into the mirror, and takes a knife out of her pocket. Before the bell to end lunch rings, she commits suicide. What Skylar is about to experience is going to tear her apart.

To Kiahlynn, there is nothing more important to her than family. Her hero is her father, the man who is fearless and indestructible. Her father is the one that keeps their family from falling apart. Suddenly, her father is diagnosed with cancer. He slowly is starting to look frailer in front of their children. Kiahlynn isn’t sure what she feels. She’s scared, she’s angry, and she’s anxious. Without her father, she’s sure that her family is going to suffer, but she isn’t prepared for what she is met with.

Not a thing was out of place. Nothing amiss. But she knew, without a doubt, she was gone. Twins Alessa and Jessamine Winglock have it all. Two loving fathers, an abyss of older siblings, and friends. Alessa was the bold one, who could stand up for herself, while her sister needed her protection. But soon the tables turn. Alessa is taken from her home in the wee hours of the morning. Although nothing in her room is missing or moved, and everyone thinks that she ran away, Jessamine knows that her sister was kidnapped. It's up to her to save her sister, or to lose her forever. Along the way she must learn what it means to be strong. She must learn to push through things that would make her uncomfortable, and bear the imense losses that she is to experience.