On their fifth anniversary road trip, Elara Channing is glowing with the joy of being pregnant, until she discovers her husband Owen Leyton secretly giving his assistant Chloe Kessler the place beside him. His endless coldness and betrayal finally break her in a freezing night of heavy snow, bringing their five year marriage to a devastating end. Three years later, Elara returns as the acclaimed painter Ms. Vernal, transformed into a woman who no longer needs anyone to be her light. Owen is consumed by regret and desperately searches for her, but Elara has already left winter behind. This time, she has no reason to turn back.
