A young aunt, Ava already navigating the harsh realities of life, makes the difficult choice to open her home to her niece and her niece's troubled boyfriend. But her act of compassion quickly becomes a living nightmare when she discovers a horrifying truth, while her niece she trusted has been complicit in the silence. Consumed by a rage she never knew she had, Ava is forced to face an impossible choice—how far is she willing to go to protect her child? As she fights for her family, she's unexpectedly pulled back into the lives of two men who once shattered her world: her ex, the man who broke her heart and started a new family without her, and his best friend, the one she has always loved in secret. In the south, where betrayal runs deep and the past is never truly gone, she must untangle a web of toxic relationships and rekindled desires. With everything on the line, she'll have to find the strength within herself to save her daughter and reclaim her future.