When a one-night stand takes an unexpected detour, 21-year-old Zayla Ingrid is left pregnant by a man who she barely knows. After news starts to swirl about the Romanian mafia on the prowl in California, Zayla discovers her child's father is the leader of the Romanian mafia. From then on, she is determined to keep her baby a secret. Everything goes according to plan for three years until the father finds out.

Ivory Jones has faced the challenges of segregation all her life. Growing up in Birmingham, one of the most segregated cities in America, she keeps her head down and avoids socializing with all people that are trouble. It's 1963, and as racism gets worse in America, the risk of danger is rising rapidly for Ivory. Everything and everyone around her is crashing and burning, while she is forced to sit still and watch. Just when Ivory decides it's not worth living her painful life anymore.. Will a certain turquoise-blue eyed boy be able to save her?