When, as a boy, Benedict Hastings began a correspondence with Evelyn, the sister of a school friend, and soon this became his only joy. Years passed, and one day fate gave them a meeting... The beautiful young widow Evelyn and the brilliant gentleman Hastings are doomed to love at first sight - this is certain. However, ardent passion can cost them dearly: Benedict is in danger, and his enemies are quite capable of striking at the very heart, depriving him of the only thing that has become the meaning of his life...