The carriage of the young noble lady Freya Buckle was attacked by robbers. While fleeing from them in the forest, Freya got lost and twisted her ankle. Exhausted and penniless, she was accidentally discovered by Richard Seaborn. For several years now, a young aristocrat, under an assumed name, had been hiding in a forest house with his little daughter and adopted son. Richard took Freya in. The inevitable happened - passion flared up between the young people, they were happy in each other’s arms, but not for long. Richard had no intention of marrying Freya; his main concern was his children. With a broken heart, the girl left her lover. And he soon realized that he could not live without her, but where to look for her?