“He never wanted innocence... until he met hers. She was too unaware. Too trusting. She was far too pure for a world like his. And yet... she was precisely what he needed. He had never wanted a good girl, never needed one. That's why this assignment was meant to be simple. Quick. Effortless. But the moment she stepped into his world... nothing stayed easy anymore. Bella's only experience was living in The Colony. She saw it as home, but the outside world saw it as a cult of indoctrinated captives under Lucas Blake's control. That was prior to a sequence of incidents that resulted in her escape. If only destiny weren't so ruthless as to steer her clear of one monster and into the grasp of another. Bella now travels outside of The Colony with a renewed feeling of resolve and discovers the hard way that trust can be a lethal weapon. Meeting Leo Steele makes it hard to start college and have a normal life. He was everything she was meant to avoid. However, Bella is unable to resist when she sees the attractive person with tattoos. What begins as a harmless romance develops into a twisted tale of betrayal.”