Niall Callahan grew up in a rich home, learned to read and write as a rich child in a rich school, grew into a rich teen set to go to a high tution college, and had life all set out for him. After dropping out of college halfway through his first semester, he soon learns something about life. No matter how bright things seem to be, there is always a time where they fade into a gloomy grey. Niall can't help but constantly ask himself why.
Duffy DeLuca comes from a well known mafia family. Her mother left her father when she was very young, not wanting to deal with the harsh lifestyle, and left Duffy behind. Just as life seems to be going alright, her father is killed by other mafia men and she needs to leave the country for safety. The order of events only prove Duffy's theory: all things bright often fade into a gloomy grey. All she wants to know is if there's a way to keep that from happening.