Fresh out of rehab, Jacob Lopez is trying to rebuild his life from the ground up. When his sister finally found him, he was a mess. Running away from foster homes, selling drugs, and working for a notorious gang leader on the streets of L.A. before that man put him in jail. He's ready to let his past go and move forward, but it isn't ready to let go of him. Instead, it comes back to haunt him in the form of a red-headed woman he never expected to see after their one night together.

Ruby Red took over the family business when her mother died from an overdose. She's working the streets as a prostitute to support her addiction, hoping one day she'll have enough to get her daughter out of the same foster care system that raised her. It isn't until she recognizes Jacob, the only man who made her feel anything, that she doubts her decision to leave the city.

Now, for once, she wants to stay.

Time isn't on their side when the biggest threat to keep them apart enters the picture again, and he wants revenge. Fueled by rekindled love and familiar hate, they have to decide if love is worth the risk and if it can find a way through the darkness.