Sarah, as a girl, saw Garrett Kingham for the first time and fell hopelessly in love with him. She loved him even when he seduced her sister, subjugated her parents, brought them suffering, and destroyed his family. She loved a man who skillfully used the words “my love” and “beloved” to get what he wanted. But gradually a feeling of resentment and disappointment crushed the fragile love, driving it deep into the hidden corners of the soul. And it seemed that this love would never return to her. However, ten years later, Garrett Kingham appears again on the threshold of her small cottage...