Renegades — Drusilla L. Wade

Jessica's life changed forever when her father left her with his spinster sister. After years of verbal and physical abuse from her uncaring aunt she decided she would be better off on her own. On her bus ride out of town Jessica was befriended by Brian, who she would soon learn was also a runaway living with a strange group of misfits that had formed their own family. Jessica was taken under the leader, Derrick's, wing who offered her a place to stay in an abandoned warehouse with nine other runaways. Jessica quickly began to feel like she had become a member of this strange family. As the days passed Jessica had a feeling that there was more to this strange group then they were telling her. The thing she didn't realize was knowing their secret could get her killed.