Layna is a troubled child whose mother abuses her and whose father neglects her. Her parents' tumultuous marriage, which eventually ends in divorce, and a chaotic childhood leave her determined that it's her against the world. Despite her troubled and colorful background, Layna grows into a remarkable woman, resolved not to let her past affect her future. However, no matter how hard she tries to put her past behind her as she molds herself into an ambitious woman, she just can't seem to completely transform her scandalous learned behavior. When shocking events and secrets surface later in her life, she is forced to both face facts and defy heredity -- or continue down a path of never-ending destruction.