For the young Eilana Mahoney, college life in the city of Porto can be a challenge. Between the corrupt government, bought and paid for by the cartels and the civil war with the Rebels, life is dangerous. Her father is helping fundraise and fight for the rebels but could he be putting his family in harm's way? No matter the dangers, Eilana is resilient and a fighter. Plus she has the help of David vigilantly by her side, there just when she needs it. The brutality of the war and the cartels contrasts the tenderness of David and Eilana's affections. Will they survive and at what cost?