Jake Smith's life has always been hard on him. Being a teenage boy wasn't as much fun as he had hoped it would have been at the age of thirteen. But being sixteen, so close to freedom but yet so far wasn't so great. Walking the alleyways of The Bronx, gang brawls, and fights in school, everything had just been a mess. When he thought his life couldn't get any worse. he was so far from the truth. The nice comfortable household he had lived for almost seventeen years had been a joke. Although he had always questioned the difference in his last name with his 'father's' name, he had always believed his mother about not being married to his father at the time. When news of the release of prisoner, Richard Augusto, mysterious letters and phone calls were being received at the Johnston household. Was this Jake's birth father? Who was making all these phone calls and sending these disturbing letters? Who really knows? Jake just wants to know the truth. no more being lied to. But the adventures and obstacles weren't expected of him to just learn the truth of his real father. Just how far would he go just to know the truth?

The wide, green-eyed, sensitive Alexia Ward had always been the innocent, curious type. Although she had known Jake for nearly eight years, there had never been more than two words exchanged. She had always been labeled as the smart, shy, Virgin Mary her whole life. When Jake's in trouble he can't help but turn to the caring accountant's daughter for help. Alexia had always known Jake had been followed by the reputation as being 'The Bad Guy' or 'The Rebel' but taking the risk of being hurt, you follow these two on their journey to find freedom and the truth. Even though everyone else had figured Jake would screw up sooner or later, Alexia had always had faith in this handsome young-man, giving him the chance to prove himself through the journey of a lifetime.