After being proven right yet again that love was not meant for her, Taryn Okata finds herself leaving her family on the next flight out of San Francisco. Rushing home to be by the side of her ex-husband, Taryn has no idea what she is walking into, nor could she expect the tragedies, surprises, and heartache to follow. As an old friend from her past emerges, she finds new strength that she never knew she would need. They lean on each other, and he guides her through the darkness that threatens to strangle her and back to a friendship that she thought had died long ago. Yet Taryn is suddenly blindsided again as secrets are suddenly brought to light, making her question everything she's known and every choice she's made over the past ten years. Thinking she's hit rock bottom and things couldn't get worse, they do as another loss rocks her to the core-a loss that seems to break her for good. Hearing this, Derek rushes to her side, breaking his silence for the first time in a feeble attempt to mend what hurt he contributed while shooting for a chance at her heart. Despite everyone who rushes to her side to support her, Taryn is caught in a whirlwind of pain and suffering that she cannot escape. Will this be the darkness that ends her? Or can she find it in her again to push through the pain that seems to be shattering her from the inside out before it's too late?