Shug'ah has an ideal teenaged life and a boyfriend who loves her. However, her life changes at fifteen when she becomes the victim of rape. After a year of being violated, Shug'ah puts an end to the assault the only way she knows how...by murdering her rapist. After serving time in a juvenile facility for murder, at twenty-one, Shug'ah finds herself outcast and alone. She joins an all-male crew, making them her new "family." She's got something to prove, becoming a paid killer for one of LAPD's dirtiest cops. When the crew's leader is gunned down, Shug'ah steps up to help lead the group. Everything is good until her past shows up, offering her a chance at a life she believed was out of her reach. Shug'ah's worlds begin to collide. Can she stop it? Can she really have the happiness she desires? Or is it too late?