Betrayed by her husband Rowan, Ariana endures humiliation as he intends to sire an heir with his late brother's widow Yvonne. Discovering poisoned Zachary is trapped in death - like coma, she conceals him in cellar beneath the manor to let him witness their treachery. Gradually she snatches household power and uncovers stolen dowry and family conspiracies, yet awakened Zachary has already pierced her layers of calculated deception.
