Despite the forbidden attraction between teacher Brody Shaw and Eugene Sutton, Brody finds himself unable to resist Eugene's purity and warmth. Just as their bond depends, Eugene suddenly loses contact with Brody, leaving him heartbroken and forever scared. Ten years later Brody reappears—not as the men Eugene once knew, but as the new husband of Eugene's father. What Eugene doesn't know is that Brody's marriage isn't driven by love, but by revenge.