When two little girls were allowed to walk home from school one bright spring day, nobody could have predicted the events that followed--the way two families were torn apart by the vendetta of a crazy man.Indie Ashby has spent twelve years in captivity protecting her best friend, Grace Davies, from their captor and tormentor. She's been beaten down and bruised, but there's nothing she wouldn't do to regain their freedom. Then there's Marley--the silent child who clings to her. Where did she come from? Frightened and forced to fend for themselves, with all hope for escape dwindling, they need a miracle. But most of all, they need the help of an unlikely hero.Laker McKinley lost faith in the world and the justice system when his best friend's family fell apart after losing Indie and Grace. He's spent the past decade burying himself in music and hiding in Italy. An unexpected phone call and a plea for help starts a chain of events which will irrevocably alter the course of his life, but will he take the leap of faith? It's been twelve long years--Indie and Grace will have to fight to take back their lives. He's deranged, but they're desperate.If only it were as simple as escaping.