A young, expecting couple leaves a poverty stricken town for new opportunities and a fresh start in a big city. But after their terminally ill son is born the guilt and frustration takes its toll. As the financial rope tightens around them, Drake coerces his naive wife into becoming an exotic dancer to make ends meet. Forced to use her body to help get her husbands business off the ground, Amber becomes exposed to all types of unsavory characters. Meanwhile, Drake has a secret, hazardous, side job she knows nothing about. Soon, sex and greed begin to erode their unbreakable bond. By the time Drake's overbearing mother shows up with a dark secret and a hatred for Amber, he's doing everything he can to keep his family from self destruction.