After his brother is nearly killed in a suspicious mugging, David Jones is about to find out that his family has been keeping a secret from him. He's been told that his father's side of the family can and has been doing something that no one else can: time travel. The ability to move throughout time makes what they do very valuable to people who wish to seize this power from them. They want access to the portal, but only people in David's family can activate it. It's an excuse that their enemies are not buying and are willing to do anything to take this ability from them. David isn't just inheriting a gift, but the war that comes with it.