Ellie Goldwin never knew how drastically her life would change after her mother married Garry Garrikson. After ten years living abroad, she finally returns home only to find out that if she wants to save her mother, she has to plot with her stepfather to get married to Daniel Dreamount and stay married to him no matter what. Having to endure her reluctant husband's wrath for three years, she sees no hope and no way out. And when she accepted that her life will be that miserable, Ellie can finally get rid of Garry and get a divorce. But her unloving husband stubbornly doesn't want to let her go. Or maybe unbeknown to him, he fell in love with his unwanted wife?

Анна Эрстон никогда не думала, что знакомство с неожиданно объявившимся братом ее лучшей подруги станет для нее настоящим испытанием на прочность. Однако с первого же момента их знакомства ей стало ясно, что Александр Вельтон презирает ее и сделает все возможное, чтобы прервать их, казалось бы, нерушимую связь. Сможет ли Анна сохранить их дружбу и не потеряет ли в итоге саму себя в его черных глазах?