On the day they were meant to marry, Evan vanishes without a trace, leaving Stella to endure months of fear and heartbreak. Then she learns his disappearance was a cruel deception, arranged so he could run back to his former love with his family's support. Refusing to remain trapped in the past, Stella joins forces with Vincent, Evan's formidable corporate enemy, and becomes his wife. Evan comes home certain Stella will welcome him back, only to find she has chosen a life beyond his reach.