After the death of her parents Brooke is sent to live with her cruel Aunt and Uncle and her spoilt cousin Chelsea. Forced to live in a cold basement and become the family slave Brooke grows up dreaming of escape until her uncle sells her to be married to someone she's never met. Mourning the loss of any chance of freedom as she mutters I do she realises she's just moved from one prison to another. Tate is not interested in love and sees Brooke as just another gold digger. Hiding his own secrets he closes himself off to Brooke and treats her with the contempt he thinks she deserves. Can these two broken souls piece eachother back together again or will they just tear themselves apart?