Shin Seryeong thought her life was over when her husband succumbed to illness, leaving her blamed for his death and cast out as a barren widow. Isolated at the outskirts of town, she expects nothing more from life than solitary endurance. That changes the day Kwon Seohan enters her life. Unlike the rest of the village, Seohan is drawn to her, his interest flaring even brighter upon learning of her tragic past. Unable to pull back from his hypnotic charm, Seryeong is swept into a dangerous world of passion, left wondering whether Seohan is her long-awaited salvation or her final undoing.