Kashai had a rough child hood her father left her and her mom when she was six years old. she overheard them arguing one day then the next day he was gone out of her life for good. After that her mom treated her like she was a stranger she put men before her. She grew up watching men belittle her mother in front of her. Most of her mom relationship was abusive and degrading. Kashai mom walked in on her boyfriend trying to fondle her daughter when she was twelve years old. Kashai tried to explain to her mom what was happening but her mom wasn't trying to hear it. She started accusing Kashai of being too fast and she can never keep a boyfriend because of her. She believed the word of her boyfriend instead of her daughter Kashai. Ming Li decided to drop Kashai off to her grandmother house and bookstore and let her raise her because she didn't want Kashai to ruin her life any longer. Kashai grandmother own a bookstore and her house was above it. Kashai loved going to her grandmother house during the summer she loved to read and pretend she could be whatever she wanted to be thru books. So when her mom dropped her off she didn't mind but no matter what she still loved her mom and maybe one day her mom will come back and get her. Her grandmother raised her and always tried to provide everything Kashai needed. She told Kashai stay pure and wait for the right person to come alone and fall in love. Her grandmother died and Kashai fell in love with the first guy that showed her some attention but she found out later that De'Aundre had a mean streak in him that no one knew about. He was jealous, physical abrusive and emotional abrusive he wanted her all to himself. And treated her life she was his possession. He left Kashai stranded in Miami Beach one night and this fine looking brother Jacobi Jordan seen her crying by the Fountainbleau sign he asked her what was wrong? She looked up into those gorgeous green gray eyes he had that caring look that she never seen in De'Aundre eyes ever. She told him she had a fight with her boyfriend and he left her there without a way home she instantly fell in love with this stranger she knew nothing about. Jacobi said everything will be ok he stood there staring into those beautiful Chinese looking eyes he knew she had to be mixed her eyes was to slanted not to be. Regardless of what nationality she was he was in love with this woman at first sight.