Amelia Hiller has survived the scandal. She had her twin sons Ryan & Henry, unmarried and unwilling to follow the path her father insists will unfold. "Amy" is steadfast and dedicated to her sons, her business and the life she has managed without a companion. Since the twins' father Alec, a professor at her college, devastated her fragile ideas, she hasn't ventured into any relationship. Beginning in junior high, Ryan's normal quiet, sweet demeanor starts to change. At first Amy ignores his mood swings, attributing them to hormones, adolescence, thinking maybe he has grown into some of his brother's confidence and attitude. As time goes on, Amy realizes, it isn't Henry she sees in Ryan, it's Alec his long lost father. Having put behind her the trials and heartache of a man she never understood, Amy grapples with the idea that same man lives in her precious son and isn't someone she can just walk away from. The reason for Ryan's odd behavior, turns out to be something no one could have predicted and his life may hang in the balance. For Ryan's entire life, Amy and her father are all he has ever needed. Could his own father be the only one who can save him?