When L. Thompson Kendal, a highly successful criminal defense lawyer in Atlanta with Mafia connections, sexually assaults his fifteen-year-old stepdaughter, Theodora "Teddy" Nelson, Teddy and her mother flee Atlanta and find refuge with the wealthy Andrews family. Under the leadership of its resolute matriarch, Elizabeth, the family helps Teddy deal with the trauma, but her story isn't over yet. As she develops into an imposing adult, Teddy is forced to prove her indomitable nature time and time again. Can she overcome all of the obstacles in her path and find happiness at last?