It never occurred to Melanie that her life would be turned upside at the age of 19 as she watched her best friend and true love leave to make a name for himself in New York. It also never occurred to her that one night would lead to two very special gifts, gifts he would never know of or did fate have other ideas? Four years had passed since Brandon left for New York only to return wounded and injured in their home town hospital. Melanie didn't expect to be called to be his personal doctor by Brandon's own mother but she was. Now Melanie must face the music of what happened four years ago and let Brandon know he is a father. Though things don't go exactly as planned as someone is out to wipe out the male line to the Maxwell's and their first target is Brandon. As he is stuck to a bed with two broken legs, Melanie begins to wonder if it is someone he put away or is it someone they would least expect. Greed, Power, Lust and Control all drive the attacker to strike again but when they do they leave clues behind. Her world of medicine is going to be turned upside down as someone she trusts will betray her in ways she could never imagine. So what do you do when you are still hopelessly in love with the man who left four years ago after promising to return a year later. Brandon is still so much in love with Melanie though can they make it through someone who wants the Maxwell line dead? Sibling bounds are tested and love is put to the ultimate test in the end, because what happens when everything you love is snatched away from you by the one person you thought was family. This is the story of Melanie and Brandon and how they have to over come obstacles of secrets that could either break them or make them stronger. Throw in a deranged older brother, a psycho ex-secretary, a controlling father and a prisoner accused of the crime. Melanie will have to find out who is behind this before her sons become the next target, as well as save the man she loves from death.