Aurelia Farnham considered her late husband an ordinary respectable gentleman, but it turned out that he was a secret agent of the king. And now his boss, Colonel Greville Falconer, asks Aurelia to continue her husband’s work and carry out the secret mission assigned to him. Aurelia is happy about the unexpected adventure, but very soon the situation becomes more complicated. The fact is that he and Sir Greville are acting under the legend of the bride and groom - and the tender feelings that they are initially forced to act out gradually turn into a genuine, irresistible, frantic passion. However, this passion may cost them their lives...