When 22-year-old Laila ran away from her controlling boyfriend and job as a stripper, she thought she'd left her past behind before good. Determined to create a new life for herself in Philadelphia she meets a sexy new man and, with his help, attracts the interest of an independent record producer. But with her bright future just around the corner, Laila quickly discovers she is far from safe. Family secrets erupt and force her back home, where all of her choices, good and bad, lead her in a direction she could never have imagined.