In just a day, Iris Beaumond turns seventeen and she risks falling into the hands of the Beasts, the new rulers of America. After the destruction of the world, the Beasts announced to the citizens that they needed a new teenage girl every week. They call them Brides and they are not destined to return. However, Iris doesn't care much about all this; she always challenged the system and never gave much importance to the rules of the Beasts. Then she meets Colton Ray, who is unlike any guy she has ever met. He has an uncanny self-confidence and superiority and she cannot control her attraction to him. However, there is a slight problem with Colton. Rumor has it that he is one of the Beasts, and Iris is next on THEIR list.