<p>Alexander Merchant is flourishing in the social world of Needham Broughton High when he meets Natalie Agadani and falls in love. Alexander and Natalie are swept into a whirlwind teenage romance but when Alexander unwittingly commits a crime Natalie who could be the love of his life is sent away leaving him to face the fallout of their indiscretions alone.&nbsp;In prison Alexander must learn to navigate the social constructs of the inmate world a cesspool of desperation violence and despair where one wrong decision could determine life and death. Can Alexander make it out unscathed? Or will the system change him forever?</p>