One rainy night, Elowen Haverford and her brother Eliot Haverford were rear-ended in a deliberate hit-and-run that claimed Eliot's life. But her husband Kael Thornhill and her close friend Rhett Crawford were determined to defend the killer—out of a sense of gratitude. They pressured Elowen again and again to compromise. In the end, Elowen chose to sever ties with both of them. Yet after her heart grew cold, both Kael and Rhett were consumed by regret.