Sophie Miller walks around like a ghost. She is badly bullied by Nicole and her friends. They make her life a misery along with her abusive mother, they force her into a life of depression. She then meets her new English teacher, Mr Haner. He is charming and seems to be the only person who cares about her. He tries to help her through the struggles of her life and the deeper he gets the more he realises he is falling for her. The feelings are mutual even if it is forbidden. However, Brian has a dark and dangerous past that he has fought for years to try and overcome but it soon catching up to him. Will Brian outrun his past and can they ever be truly be together? Or will their world come crashing down as they struggle having a forbidden romance?