On paper, McCoy Toliver's life is what every young girl dreams of. She has a thriving law career, a big, beautiful house, and a man by her side. Except there's a problem. Everything that glitters isn't always gold, and the man she was once madly in love with is now a tyrant she no longer recognizes. McCoy has fought for her life for the last few years, and she's desperate. She knows she has to get out of the situation for good.
Earth Carlson hustled his way to street royalty at a young age. His killer mentality and book smarts have made him a few enemies. Earth couldn't care less about who he has pissed off as long as he has money in his pocket, food on the table, and his family and friends are taken care of. The only thing he ever regretted was the loss of his best friend. But Earth vowed to get the man responsible for his death, even if it meant he had to die trying.
To get out of an abusive relationship, McCoy does the one thing she finds logical: kidnaps her fiancé's biggest enemy. The saying goes, 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend, ' right? And right now, McCoy needs all the friends she can get.
What she didn't expect was the man she had locked inside her home would become the man locked inside her heart.