Protecting her six children and her wheelchair-bound grandmother is the core around which Lily Cabot's life revolves. She will endure whatever tortures her abusive and estranged husband doles out in order to keep them safe. Enter the kids' enigmatic teacher, Alex Anderson, who wants to be a part of Lily's life, and of the children's lives. He longs to protect them, and take away their pain and fear; but Alex has a secret that could unravel the gossamer thread that binds them. It's time all their illusions were ripped away.