Macon O'Reilly has a girl, a job, and a future, but they threaten to take it all away. Forced to join them he survives for Anna, his first and only love. Macon holds on to memories, and her promises that they will all ways be together. He holds her close and from the sound of her breath, and the movement of her mouth felt by his she said, "I love you." She loves me he tells himself, but revenge threatens to disrupt their plans as Macon struggles with the choice of leaving with Anna or bringing down an entire gang of thugs. To do that he must be one of them.

He finds himself deep into a subculture so tight it alone threatens to swallow him as he vows to pay them back for the harm they've done. As he thrusts forward using every encounter against them he becomes the most dangerous man incarcerated. He's ruthless, he's a leader, a hero, and a kind and gentle soul. He could change everything.