Marriage of a southern aristocrat to the son of a poor seamstress? Never! Mary Ellen Preble's parents decided to separate their daughter from her lover at any cost and send the young man far to the North. However, at the height of the Civil War, northern army officer Clay Knight comes to the house from which he was once expelled, already as a conqueror and winner. He dreams of revenge , and his revenge will be sweet. He intends to take possession not only of Mary Ellen’s family estate, but also of her herself. Moreover, his weapon will not be rudeness and violence, but passion, which years could only extinguish - but not kill...