Ibtihaj Peterson was adopted at 6 months by a Muslim family because her biological mother gave her up. When she learns that her real mother wants to meet her Ibtihaj isn't sure how she should feel. And then when they tell her she has a twin brother more questions begin to form. C.J. Peterson has know all of his life about his twin sister. When his mother, Tiffany, suddenly wants to try to get in contact with he begins to feel the urge to seek her out as well. After they finally meet she turns out to be nothing like he expected. Little does he know that it will be her that helps in in his time of darkness.