An unscrupulous research corporation whose power has gone unchecked. A genetically engineered man on the run. A woman who can't fathom the potential she holds in her own DNA. Shy and retiring Beth Moore seems content to potter along her painfully-ordinary life, wishing only for a normal and peaceful Christmas. But, from the moment she bumps into the mysterious, yet strangely familiar Weist, normalcy goes out the window. Everything she knew to be true is put into question; her relationships, her parentage, her sanity, even her safety. There are secrets hidden in her past, secrets that could put her freedom in jeopardy, but Weist is determined to unearth them. What will become of Beth when the truth isn't just hidden, it's LATENT?