Orphaned Elicia found herself under the tutelage of a treacherous relative, who immediately decided to sell the young beauty as a wife to a depraved rich old man. The girl chose to escape into the unknown - and in London she fell into the net of high-society scoundrels who decided to use her as an instrument of revenge against the young Marquis Trivane. The Marquis, in order to avoid scandal, is forced to marry Elicia. However, the ways of love are inscrutable, true passion is born in the most incredible situations...