She was never treated like family-only a responsibility. Adopted, emotionally neglected, and unaware of the truth about her past. He was ready to marry for love-until betrayal turned his heart to stone. Cold, guarded, and bound by duty, he marries a woman meant to replace another. Somewhere, a man searches for the truth behind a long-buried crime. She is living just one secret away from devastation. And fate doesn't unite broken souls without demanding a price.