Layla has lived most of her life in The Compound, an island refugee camp. Every year two refugees are allowed to leave for government jobs in Mayland.
Layla leaves the compound with Raf, one of the popular boys at school. However, things are not as they seem. Layla and Raf soon find out they are expected to go back to their homeland, Hanan, as spies.
Raf likes Layla but it's not so easy when he is supposed to be her brother.

Then the president's son Zayd takes an interest in Layla and things get really complicated.