Catheryne Nightingale is an illegal Caucasian slaves in the ownership of Preston Sharpe, a rich man a year older than her short sixteen years. After only a few short days of working for him, she realizes she already has feelings for this man, who, under his harsh mask, is the nicest, most caring person she's ever met. But trouble starts to brew for both of them. Someone is out to kill her for reasons unknown to anyone. She has two choices, stay with Preston and risk being killed at any second, or run.