Thrown into a new city by a sudden family crisis, college student Abbi takes a job as a nanny for the Tan family just to survive. Caring for six-year-old Thompson is easy, but navigating life with his older brother, Zyrile, is a different challenge altogether. Cold, distant, and fiercely guarded, Zyrile is a young man close to her own age who unexpectedly captures her attention.But Abbi is hiding a secret, one that could shatter the fragile peace she has built. As Zyrile’s cold walls begin to melt away, revealing a surprising sweetness underneath, he finds himself falling hard. When the truth comes to light, will his love for her be strong enough to survive what she's hiding?

She is a master of survival, crafting a life out of "rags to riches" against a world that demands her failure. Every door is slammed in her face, and every ounce of hope seems to vanish, leaving her with nothing but the willingness to sacrifice her own spirit to save her siblings. She breaks under the weight of her misfortune, weeping and cursing her luck only to find her strength in the aftermath. She keeps moving forward, fueled by the one thing that prevents her from ever walking away, her family.