Brook York never thought of questioning her happily-ever-after until she walked down the aisle with Hunter and became Mrs. Payton. Behind closed doors, the marriage turned out to be an exercise in smoke and mirrors for everyone. Afraid of making the darkness of her marriage public and tainting the image that her daughter has of her father, she played the role of happy wife and mother until she was unexpectedly swept into the arms of a man she thought she knew-Dominic. Opening up her mind to new possibilities, she finds herself wearing a ring that her husband didn't give her, foolishly believing that life after Hunter will be as easy as walking through an open door.As she embarks into what she perceives to be the start of a new life, she sets off a domino effect that not only tests her as a person, but also places her six-year-old daughter, Kaylee, in the hands of her ex-husband, who she thought was a loving father.