Avery lives in Connecticut with her sister Libby after their mother died. Libby’s abusive boyfriend, Drake, moves in, and Avery decides to live in her car for a while. Avery is broke most of the time, but she’s a brilliant student and helps others whenever she can.
Avery is called into the office at school, where a boy named Grayson waits for her. He informs Avery that her presence is required at the reading of his late grandfather, Tobias Hawthorne’s will. Avery has never met the man, but she and Libby travel by private jet to Hawthorne House in Texas.
When Mr. Hawthorne’s attorneys read the will, Avery learns that he left only pocket change to his two daughters (Zara and Skye) and four grandsons (Grayson, Nash, Jameson, and Xander) compared to the 46.2 billion dollars left to Avery. Not to mention his extensive properties and possessions. The one condition Avery must abide is to live in Hawthorne House for at least one year, and she must not kick any member of the Hawthorne family out.
Tobias’s law firm, led by Alisa, helps Avery during the process, and his old bodyguard, Oren, provides security.
Avery moves in and starts school where the boys attend. While there, a girl named Thea tells Avery to be careful. The last girl (Emily) who lived in that house with those boys died.
