On the day of his father's funeral, Laird Charlie shocks everyone by claiming the innocent Jean Macanroy as his wife. Unprepared for the storm that is Charlie, Jean soon finds herself alone in a vast castle, her husband nowhere to be found. Refusing to succumb to despair, she makes a daring decision: she will not share his bed until he changes his ways.

Caught off guard by her defiance, Charlie faces mounting pressure from his own counselors, eager to exploit the unconsummated marriage to question his authority. As tensions rise, Jean uncovers a secret that shakes her to the core, making her question everything about the man she married.

Bound by vows yet divided by secrets, Jean must find a way to reignite the spark she once saw in Charlie. But can she reveal the good within him before they both spiral into the abyss?