In the glittering world of New York's Upper East Side, Elizabeth Montgomery and Alexeï von Sievers, two wealthy young adults, are thrust into an arranged marriage neither desires. Both despise eachother despiste their once-close friendship.For Elizabeth, Alexeï embodies everything she dreads-a future dictated by wealth and privilege, where personal desires are sacrificed for family duty. On the other hand, Alexeï despises his inheritance as the heir to the von Sievers fortune. He loathes the weight that comes with the family name and longs to escape the shallow, materialistic world they inhabit. Yet, to Elizabeth's confusion, Alexeï reacts to their arranged marriage with unexpected calm.old wounds and childhood memories resurface, complicating their feelings. Beneath the icy exterior of their relationship, a new tension emerges-one that neither can deny.