Sexually abused as a child, raped and widowed by her husband's best friend, Jenna McElroy flees her childhood home seeking to escape her husband's murderer. Then two months later, the murderer, Ricky Scott, finds her in Dallas, terrorizing her and her two year old son.
When Jason Randall first sees Jenna McElroy, he is stunned by her unbelievable beauty and decides to make her his own. When he learns she appears to have been beaten, he vows to find the perpetrator and make him pay.
That vow leads to Jason being arrested for manslaughter by an over-zealous Assistant District Attorney. Then Jason's former fiancee shows up creating havoc in their lives. When Jason rebuffs her attempts to reconcile, she has a more sinister plan to pay off her debts.
Will Jason be able to protect Jenna from the terrors that haunt her past? Will his former fiancée succeed in her quest to punish Jason? Will Jason and Jenna learn to love through the pain?