Sixteen‑year‑old Nalia knows nothing other than the life handed to her by the vice‑ridden Avakian House, run by her powerful father, Mica Avakian. Though he keeps her safe, a darkness reveals itself to her, and she flees, terrified, beyond Mica's umbrella. Her actions fuel a heated pursuit from Nanyuki to Nairobi.

Seventeen‑year‑old Kyura’s demons have never been louder. The death of his Kenyan mother turned his Japanese father into a recluse, leaving Kyura’s fate to an unforgiving world. He finds Nalia and takes her to a generous expert American family. The Smiths’ loss of their Kenyan adopted daughter seeds empathy for Nalia: she also has their late daughter’s eyes.

Family, change, vice and indulgence are catalysts in the chase for freedom, the past a relentless foe. Choices have to be made: impending doom or inviolable sanctity. Nalia’s resolve is a thrilling expat exploration of the darker edges of life in Kenya.

The story picks up years after the supposed death of child trafficker and Drug Lord Mica Avakian. Nalia is all grown up and goes by Nina now. 

Times have changed. The security she knew taken away. Her foster family gone, her real family too complex to deal with she has moved into Nairobi City to find a life with party girl and friend Tanya. She finds herself intertwined in the racy life of Nairobi drug mules bartending at a local club because of her limited educational background. She also finds that the Avakian shadow still looms, she can never run too far from her troubled past.

Nandi knew a life at the side of Mica Avakian, now he has to forge a new path; a pretentious path that is the cleansing of the city of Nairobi.