Suzanne Trent is 18 when a drunk stranger violates her. She reports him to the police.
Under crushing pressure and fear, she pushes the case until he, a man with deep connections, goes to prison.
The nightmare leaves a shadow so deep that for years afterward, whenever a man comes even slightly too close, her body gives way.
She starts shaking, her stomach turns, and sometimes she throws up.
She thinks that's how her life is going to be. She thinks she's ruined and tainted.
She'll never be able to love or live like a normal person again.
Then, Spencer Price shows up. He's the head of Rivoria's wealthiest and most powerful family.
He chooses to pursue Suzanne anyway, an ordinary woman who's carrying what people call a "stain".