Award-winning photojournalist Zack Donovan is happy to be
alive after being held captive by a band of rebels in Syria.
He’s not so happy to be on his way back to Chicago to
recuperate with his college friends Maddie and Aidan, who
are now a couple. The fear while being held prisoner was
nothing compared to how he feels about facing the two people
who unknowingly broke his heart seven years ago.
Maddie and Aidan are deeply in love, but lately they feel
something is missing for them. They’d do anything to make
the other happy, but are struggling to figure out what that
is. Those problems are set aside, however, when their best
friend from college is taken hostage in Syria. After
graduation, Maddie and Aidan were hurt by Zack’s refusal to
ever come home to visit, but he’s still their friend and he
has no family, so when he’s finally free they insist he come
stay with them to recover.
Zack’s a different man now. He’s seen terrible things. He’s
come to terms with his sexuality and embraced his need to
dominate. Maddie and Aidan would be shocked to know the
kinds of things he likes to do. A guy like him will never
have a relationship like theirs. But when Zack realizes he
might be able to show Maddie and Aidan what they’re missing,
he faces a dilemma. Do something? Do nothing? Pretend
everything’s fine? Help them if he can? But will showing
them what they’re missing help save their relationship…or
destroy it?