After the love of his life betrays him, Kristopher McLean finds he no longer fits into the life he wanted with Drew. However, he's also lost his taste for the familiarity of the Downtown Eastside. But as the grim streets threaten to swallow him up, Kris has to wonder - can he move forward without Drew? And does he want to?Courtney Cairns has a secret, and she's terrified people will discover her truth. All she's ever wanted was acceptance -- not for her looks, and certainly not for her fortune, but for the person that's inside. All her life she's perfected a certain fa ade to keep people at arm's length, showing each person precisely what she believes they want to see of her. But when the truth comes out, will it set her free? Or will she still be trapped in the armor she puts up?After her recent breakup with Kris McLean, Drew Matheson struggles to move on. Nothing seems to make sense anymore - not her past relationship with Kris, not the well-kept secret of her best friend Courtney, and certainly not the demons that have resurfaced in her own life. After a chance meeting with Kris brings all the pain and hurt back to the surface she feels the last of her strength crumbling, leaving her with one of her most difficult decisions ever. She has a chance to reclaim all that she's lost and move toward a brighter future. But can she finally seek forgiveness for all that she's done? Can she forgive all the wrong done to her?