Claudine Pierre-Louis

The story follows Hind (20), who at a young age, witnessed her father kill her mother and then went on to suffer years of abuse at the hands of her father. When Hind escapes from her abusive home, she gets sent to live in a housing shelter. While there, Hind makes the first friends she's ever had and enjoys the freedom away from her father. However, when the manager of the housing shelter informs Hind that her father has requested to take her home, Hind decides to take matters into her own hands and get sent to the solitary confinement room in order to join her mother in heaven as she can't stand the thought of living with her father again.

Max attends a party in hopes of running into his longtime crush. Things get complicated when her arrogant ex-boyfriend shows up with similar intentions. Passions erupt into violence, and mild-mannered Max learns just what he's capable of.