Billy and Bethany are best friends and have been since a young age. When they are eleven they are separated by tragic circumstances. Bethany is whisked away after being sold by her parents, and she is trapped, unable to escape. She is forced into a life she doesn't want with little to no rights.

Her new owner is cruel and mean and takes away her freedom, forcing her to spend most of her spare time alone, behind a locked door or cleaning rooms in his mansion. She has little reprieve and Billy's letters are one of the only things she can look forward to.

She's not meant to be in contact with him, but her confidant sneaks the mail in and out. Over the years of separation they stay close through their prose. Billy is one of her life's dreams and when she finally escapes the horrors that are her life she meets him as a young adult.