After her parents died, a young girl was raised by the man she called uncle—and fell in love with him. Torn by scandal, he hired a fake fiancée to push her away. On her twenty-fourth birthday, she confessed her love, only to watch him leave with the imposter. Heartbroken, she joined a one-way space project he was overseeing. Not until just before launch did he realize she was leaving forever. Only after she vanished did he understand his true feelings, devoting everything to the project while waiting for her return—until the spacecraft lost contact and his hair turned white overnight.