Worse yet, the man in charge of convincing them, Cabinet member Alex Abrams, was a former boyfriend of Pavana's and the father of her twins Lisa and Eric, and is being pressured by another former friend and leader of the resistance movement, Stoner Bennett, to denounce the agreement. Pavana must deal with her past relations with Bennett and Abrams in London and the decision that changed her life, her present troubles with coworkers at the Department who keep introducing politics to the equation, and her future: a relationship with the divorced Julian Carlisle, a development aid worker. When tragedy strikes, Pavana must draw on all her resources to come up with a solution — to Belize's problems and her own.
Worst of all, the person tasked with convincing them, Cabinet member Alex Abrams, was Pavana's former boyfriend and father of her twins Lisa and Eric, who is also being coerced by another former friend and resistance leader, Stoner Bennett, to reject the agreement. Pavana must navigate her past connections with Bennett and Abrams in London, amidst a decision that altered her life, workplace conflicts with coworkers at the Department who inject politics into their interactions, and a potential future romance with Julian Carlisle, a divorced development aid worker. When disaster occurs, Pavana must utilize all her resources to find a solution — for Belize's problems and her own.