Army doctor, Major Blair Mackenzie, has loved his childhood friend, Lorna Bell, for as long as he can remember. After she turned down his marriage proposal, he resigned himself to being just her friend and protecting her from danger in the African refugee camp where they both work. Lorna depends on Blair and has done all her life - he's her rock, her best friend, and the only man she has ever loved. When they are captured by rebel soldiers, she finally admits her feelings. But to let him into her heart means revealing a secret about their families she has hidden for ten years, a secret that might turn him against her forever.