His life is a lie. He is not the man anyone thinks he is. Jace Jackson has spent years living in the darkness, playing Russian roulette with his life and career. No one knows, and he firmly believes no one would care. Even when the consequences of his actions put him face to face with tragedy, he doesn't feel the impulse to stop. Let them see the fall. No, he will just run. Leaving town is the only way to save the ones he loves from his spiral into chaos-sex, drugs, and rock and roll all going up in a blaze of glory.

Clara lives in a box, hidden from the world so nothing can touch her and nothing can hurt her again. After her heart is thoroughly broken, she has no desire to know that pain again. It's better to live alone. However, her solitude is invaded when she saves a man from a brutal car accident. Unable to get him back to town as a blizzard rolls into town, she takes him to her house and patches him up. However, this man carries ghosts with him, some from her own life.

Jace knows he is toxic. His love for the drugs is stronger than his love for life. However, when Clara gives herself to him, fully and unabashed, he questions whether he can finally have something he never thought possible-peace and love. Can they heal each other and walk hand in hand out of the darkness, or will his fall bring her down with him?