In the mountains of Colorado, running from Ivan who made her his ward after her parent's mysterious death six years before, and now wants to force her to marry him before she turns 18, Cassie stumbles into the hands of Chase who knows he must rescue her from Ivan. But when he finds out who Cassie really is, he does not want to have to return her to New York, back to her family she does not even know she has. He is reluctant to do his duty because of his past he is running away from in New York. But his sense of duty prevails and he returns Cassie to her family, to inherit the wealth left to her by her parents and by the trust of her grandparents she never knew. Ivan is determined to have Cassie and her wealth, his obsession to have her causes much danger to both Cassie and Chase as they become close and fall in love. Ivan is determined to eliminate Chase so he can pursue his obsession with Cassie. Can Cassie escape the danger Ivan presents, can Chase survive the danger coming against him from Ivan? Even with the tight security surrounding Cassie and Chase, it cannot prevent Ivan from his pursuit.