Eris Carmichael, a widow destroyed by the death of her husband, lives her life one day at a time, trying to look after her daughter as best she can while trying to escape the demons that haunt her. Alexei Dorofeev, an orphan who was adopted by an old Mafia family at an early age, tries to swim with his head above water at night, only to be automatically submerged again during the day. Eris fell in love too early, but enjoyed it too late. Alexei has never known love, but dreams about it every day.