Shay never could've imagined being friends with Kayla-not before she almost got shot saving his life. Kayla Smidgal is a new student at a Grove South High School-a school where the Almighty Latin Kings reign. Shay Alvarez, AKA "Brass," is the President of the L.K.'s and is notorious for his cruelty. Bryan "Rico" Stevenson is Shay's second in command. Yet as Bryan's affection for Kayla grows his loyalty to the L.K.'s wavers. Bryan met Kayla before he joined the Latin Kings and he can't help but wonder what his life could've been like if he was never separated from her. Now, Bryan must determine if quitting the L.K.'s, and the violence he would surely suffer as a result, is worth a relationship with Kayla Smidgal. And Kayla must make a choice as well. When Shay sees Bryan pursuing Kayla he tells himself that his feelings for her are not growing even as cold jealousy twists in his gut. Yet despite Bryan's pursuit of Kayla, she grows closer with the apathetic and expressionless Shay. Even as Shay and Kayla's friendship deepens, Shay stubbornly refuses to acknowledge his feelings for her. He protects her, he fights for her, yet he never admits to his weakness for her. As indomitable as Shay believes himself to be, he is about to be attacked so viciously that he may never recover. And Shay's attacker will strike where he is weakest. Bled My Blood is definitely a page turner, keeping you breathless until the very end