Eva has spent her entire life loving Declan, the wealthy boy who shielded her when childhood bullies mocked her muteness. Now married to him purely out of obligation to an elder's dying request, she faces daily contempt from the man she adored, while his brazen mistress circles their home with bitter traps.
Refusing to remain a helpless shadow inside the Calvert estate, Eva stops pleading for scraps of affection and secretly orchestrates her quiet departure. But when the icy husband discovers her missing packed bags, the prospect of losing his silent bride triggers a desperate, possessive madness he cannot control.
