Raine Ellery is only sixteen years old, but she has already become the wife of a young man named Linden, the scion of a rich and influential family. More precisely, one of his many wives... In a world where people die before reaching maturity, a girl cannot afford the luxury of marrying for love. She simply must become a wife and mother so that the dying human race does not stop. But Rain is not one of those who let decisions be made for himself. She did not accept her fate. And even though Linden truly loves her, and his father is feverishly searching for a cure for the genetic disease that is about to take his son's life, Rain is sure to find a way to escape. And Gabriel will help her in this, the only man on this crazy planet for whom she has sincere feelings. After all, she only has a few years left for love and happiness...