Lily St. Alba marries Lord Eugene Dagon out of desperation. Beyond grateful to him for saving her, she agrees to his chaste marriage of minds, retiring with him to the country estate where she'll be safe from society's scandalized judgment. But something else lurks in Eugene's guileless eyes, and strange events make her uneasy in her new home. As her husband shows unsettling personality changes, Lily finds herself subjected to unthinkable torments. Ones her own darker nature begins to crave.