Eric Murray. The youngest of the sons of a proud Scottish laird, who had the audacity to anger his father - and was expelled from the clan for many years. His life is already full of difficulties - so why take under the protection of young Bethia Drummond with her tiny nephew? Perhaps a true highlander is simply not able to leaving a helpless girl and child in trouble. Or maybe the reason for such a reckless act is something else? It was not honor and duty that forced Murray to take care of Bethia - but an ardent passion that comes to a man only once and becomes the meaning of his life...