Elena had just turned 18 and was only beginning to understand life when she was forcefully married into the wealthy Caine's family. Mr. Alex Caine's only son, Mark Caine, was of a marriageable age and needed to bear an heir before he could lay claim to his inheritance. Elena's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fin, had worked as servants for years in the Caine's mansion and were thrilled by the idea, thereby giving Elena no choice but to marry Mark Caine and elevate her family from poverty.Three years into her marriage had been a journey of torture for her as she was maltreated by her cruel husband. Her cries for help were dismissed as impatience and ungratefulness. Her life took an even more agonizing turn when she was unable to bear her husband an heir as he wanted. Her husband tried to divorce her, but was hindered by his influential father, who had a strict policy against divorce, believing that only death can terminate a marriage vow.So, out of desperation, her husband, Mark Caine, conspired with his mistress, Sally Anderson, to kill her. Elena became a fugitive, running for her life from her husband's death claws, and was rescued by her in-law, her husband's uncle, Mr. Spencer Caine, who was a young and successful billionaire businessman.Spencer Caine kept Elena secretly, away from his nephew's deadly reach, unknown to his nephew. With time, something so deep and consuming began to brew between Elena and her husband's uncle.But will this slow-burning forbidden love save her from her fate?