Keitha is an ideal woman: adored for her beauty, obedient to her father, and faithful to her fiance. However, when she sees her fiance wooing another woman, she realizes that her thoughts and desires are disrespected by the people around her. As she struggles to end her engagement, unexpected aid comes in the form of Seyard, a kind and thoughtful man who listens to her with respect. When Seyard offers her a contract marriage as an escape route, Keitha is delighted to take his hand. However, Seyard might not be the man she thinks he is…