After losing her job, Lana encounters Augustus, a 2,000-year-old immortal cursed for saving her past incarnation from a Roman sacrifice. Augustus needs Lana to break his curse, which demands a fatal price. As they fall in love, face down Lana's greedy stepfamily, and navigate her former boss mistaking her for a powerful guardian, Lana chooses to sacrifice herself. Miraculously surviving, she breaks the ancient curse, granting Augustus a mortal life.