Ten years ago a lifelong friendship on the verge of young love turns to burning hatred. Naomi Wilkison swears she'll never forgive Barry Adams for what he did that night during the Banning Island revolution.When Barry learns that the acquisition of his inheritance is dependent on information Naomi has, he hesitates to contact her. But when an intruder breaks into his house at gunpoint, trying to steal information related to his inheritance, Barry realizes that he as well as Naomi are in grave danger.Time didn't take away his love for her. Fear for her safety leads him to her house just in time to save her life. Seeing him again resurrects her anger towards him. But she quickly comprehends that there are people out there willing to kill them both to get the fortune his father left for him. Having been a revolutionary soldier, Barry has skills that can keep them alive. Sticking with him becomes a matter of survival.As they work together, trying to stay alive and get Barry's inheritance before time runs out, Naomi begins to realize that the loving, caring, and gentle man protecting her is the same one she'd known and loved ten years ago. As she starts to fall for him again, she begins to suspect that what he did on that long ago night might have been against his will.