The Price of Innocence

When Celine began having behavioral issues in her freshman year of high school, her father whisked her away to Canada to spend some time with her Aunt. Two years of soul searching (aka amateur sleuthing with her investigative journalist Aunt) later, Celine and her father decide the best move for them is to head back to Louisiana so she can finish out high school where she started it, in the city she loves.

Marius Gray is the young heir to the entire Gray Family Empire, the current most powerful French crime syndicate known to man. His rival dealt a devastating blow to their organization that made him and his family have to uproot from their plush life in Lyon, France, and relocate. New Orleans promises strong alliances and safety until they get their affairs in order to be able to return home to Lyon. Marius plans to regroup, rebuild, and use this time wisely to make important connections at the International High School of New Orleans.

Two worlds collide in a mess of high school and bayou charm when Marius and Celine crash land into each other's lives, the connection between their damaged pasts and the chaotic present stringing them together.

A looming darkness sweeps into The Big Easy with malevolent intent.

Will Celine be able to escape this darkness before it consumes her?

Will Marius be strong enough to defeat it?

And what will be the cost if the darkness proves stronger and more cunning than them both?