Myles Deluca has decided to return to Topsail Island for an internship at the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center and moves back in with his infamous Republican representative mother, Joyce, who is spearheading House Bill 2 and preventing Braxton King's concert from raising money for the Turtle Project. Although Myles has been extremely careful to protect his mother's political career, he discovers he is more like his late father when his feelings surface for Braxton King.