Spencer's life is a "downward spiral into modern fantasy YA romance novel hell", in her own words. She's become friends with a classmate, Calloway Blaine, who she used to think was kind of scary but is now finding to be quite attractive. As the two grow closer, she learns things she never knew about this "dark and brooding type all the girls drool over". She learns his story is much darker than she originally thought, and that she's now a key part of it.