Thana is the strange sixteen-year-old girl who no one wants anything to do with. Everyone who looks at her sees the quiet gothic girl who hates the world and everyone in it, which is just how it needs to be. The only people who know the truth, that she can kill with just her touch, are her family members. So, she spends her days alone, and keeps her distance from everyone around her because it's the only way to keep them safe. At least, she does her best to until Chase comes around. Unlike the other kids at school who cast her skeptical, sideways glances in the hallways, or bully her over her appearance, Chase is the first to make a genuine effort to become her friend. And, as dangerous as that is, Thana has a much harder time avoiding him than she wishes she did. She knows the risks of having a friend who she has to keep such a big secret from, but she's never had a real friend before, and the companionship, and the way he's able to so easily make her feel carefree and happy is something she's never experienced in this way before. But what happens if she gets too close to him? What happens if she kills him?