Beautiful Tess, the young heiress of a noble family, flees into darkness and uncertainty from her tormentor-cousin. However, fate brings her not only dangers and hardships, but also a chance meeting with the magnificent Nicholas, Earl of Sherburne. Furious at Tess's refusal to become his mistress, the count kidnaps the beauty. In a secluded small house, a story of passionate passion begins and a tangle of ominous family secrets unravels...