Smoulder has been living in an orphanage since she was five years old. She was often sneeking out and spending days at a time at her childhood home, getting into all sorts of trouble and just making bad choices. Now when she is fifteen her older sister comes for a visit. But when she sees Smoulder broken and bloody on the ground of her past home, she does what any responsible sister would do. She takes Smoulder to live with her. But why hasn't Smoulder ever left before? Why has she chosen to stay in that horrid city? And why can't she seem to trust her only family?