Seven years ago, Marina—a brilliant Harvard student—accidentally caused a fatality while fighting off an assailant; however, her own mother framed her with false testimony, leading to her imprisonment for manslaughter. She endured great hardship in prison, where she gave birth to her son, Leo. Upon her release seven years later, bearing both physical and emotional scars, she unexpectedly crossed paths again with Damian, the powerful head of the Astor Group, with whom she had shared a single, fateful night years prior. Though Damian was a cold and decisive man, a keepsake ring had kept her constantly in his thoughts. He fiercely protected her, and after discovering that Leo suffered from the exact same pollen allergy as himself, the truth of their blood connection was revealed. Together, they fought the wealthy, influential forces that had framed her; Damian used legal means to restore the evidence and uncover the facts, ultimately clearing Marina’s name in court. She had once plunged into the abyss, but he became her light.
