The scandalous suicide of his parents chased Grafton Hood from his hometown causing him to reinvent himself-right down to his very name. Grafton methodically rose through the political ranks to become South Carolina's youngest and first black governor. Ruthless and power-hungry, Grafton now aspires to be president of the United States. But he must first win the backing of a secret corporation-with the power to deliver the presidency as it has done for decades-through using all means necessary to pass one of the most conservative pieces of legislation in this country's history. Miki Martin was once a rising star in the legal world until his life was upended because of a murder allegation. Now, he is a simple run of the mill drunken attorney. Gabbie Street is a young woman beaten down by life and forced to live the life of a stripper. Through a bizarre and deadly encounter, they are thrust together unwittingly on a quest to uncover the shocking realization about who Gabbie truly is and how Miki's downhill spiral could be linked to Grafton Hood. Escaping hired guns and a relentlessly evil assassin, Miki and Gabbie flee to the only place no one would ever look-the home where Miki lost it all and where he may actually find a second chance at life.