Aric Neville, Earl of Belford, unwittingly assisted Richard III, who mercilessly killed the little heir princes on his way to power. Trying to atone for his sin, Belford left the capital and settled as a hermit in the wilderness of the endless northern forests.

However, the hermit earl is soon forced to marry the young Lady Gwyneth, who otherwise faces imminent death.

It is unlikely that he is capable of making his beautiful wife happy, who dreams of metropolitan splendor and luxury.

But how much does Arik know about a woman’s heart? A woman who fell in love with her stern husband with all the power of passion and dreams of awakening a reciprocal feeling in him...