Isis Meyers's life has been full of love, travel, and food. Just as she is moving into another phase in her life, an old friend re-enters her life, loves her, and leaves her before she can tell him that she is pregnant with their son. She recovers from this heartbreak and tries to move on with her life, but there are questions that need answering and intentions that need uncovering. But she refuses to be a pawn in anyone's game. Oz Harris is used to manipulating people; at first, he used his skills to make money so that he could keep a roof over his head and then he used them to try to make a difference in his community. Throughout his life he has hurt and been hurt, sold drugs and been a victim of drug abuse, betrayed and been betrayed. When he starts to lose sight of himself, he thinks of her. Each time they meet, someone ends up getting hurt. The simplicity of their childhood love and romanticized dreams is ruined by reality. Good intentions are tainted by questionable methods. Can the love that they have for each other survive their undercover intentions?