The story opens with two friends, Monica and Adline. One rich, and one the maiden... Adline, the third daughter of The Gregors, betrothed to marry the First son of the McGuire, is unable to fathom herself marrying a man rumored to be cold and aloof. Moreover, she isn't in love with him and won't marry for any other reasons. Out of love for her best friend, Monica takes her place in the union, only to discover that there is more truth to be discovered than what the rumors hold. Moreover, she begins to harness feelings she thought herself unable to feel. Could these feelings be love? And for whom?...