Family is not always a place of safety.


Kathleen was just eight years old when her mother was tragically killed in a car accident. And when her father remarries it is to the bitter and resentful Irene who has two children of her own and no space in her heart for another. Irene goes out of her way to make Kathleen's life as miserable as possible and will stop at nothing to get her out of their lives…


When Kathleen is sixteen, a shocking incident rocks the family, and life takes a darker turn.


Among this darkness, Kathleen finds a glimmer of hope in an older man, but Irene is ruthless in her mission to destroy her.


Can Kathleen find happiness or is she destined for tragedy?