The Worthington dynasty of Bois D'Arc is nearing its end. Randolph Worthington III dies and passes the baton to his son John, the family's last male heir. Cass Worthington Miller's husband, Rod, takes over RJ Systems when Jack Workman, his mentor and company founder, has a stroke. The new responsibility causes friction with Cass, who has to compete with the company for his time and attention. Things get more complicated when their daughter is kidnapped for a twenty-million-dollar ransom by a terrorist. Payback against her father's company that produces military drones used against Al Qaeda in the Iraq war. Nicole, estranged from her new husband, has rekindled feelings for her old boyfriend, and is still trying to break from her controlling mother and legacy of the Worthington dynasty. How can she possibly untangle her complicated life?.