Nic Leandros is drawn to the beautiful Tina Matheson, who is carrying his late brother's child. Because the child is to be the next heir to the Leandros family, Nic decides to use this opportunity to force Tina into marrying him. But Tina wants nothing to do with his family. She also suffers from a past trauma that could scuttle Nic's chances of getting close to her. Nic has no idea if she will eventually fall for him, or continue to detest him...