After losing her mother at a young age, Rae Ford is molded by her stepmother into someone weak and submissive, ensuring she poses no threat to the alluring family fortune. But when Jim Ford unexpectedly reenters her life, everything changes. Jim encourages Rae to be brave and independent, and as he does, long-suppressed feelings between them reignite. When an assassination attempt leaves Jim gravely wounded, they finally realize how deeply they love each other.