HE IS RICH. SHE IS POOR. THEN THEIR LIVES FATELY INTERSECT... Birmingham in 1880. Angelica Chastain has fled London with her young son William. She promises him a better life away from the horrors they left behind. Angelica starts working as a governess in the family of pen maker Stanley Hampton. After his wife's death, she catches his attention and they soon marry. The successful future that Angelica envisioned for William is slowly but surely coming true. But the past casts long shadows. After her husband's entourage, initially captivated by her charm, begin to question her motives, Angelica realizes that she can't just forget where she came from—and who she ran away from. When tragedy strikes and threatens to destroy everything she's built for herself and William, how far will she go to protect her secrets? And when does love for a child become a dangerous obsession?