Zhestokoe ubijstvo, sovershennoe mnogo let nazad, stalo prichinoj krovnoj vrazhdy dvukh moguschestvennykh dvoryanskikh semej - Khouksmurov i Ravenspirov. Odnako koroleva Anna neozhidanno otdaet yunuyu Ariel" Ravenspir v zheny lordu Sajmonu Khouksmuru. S uzhasom idet devushka pod venets s chelovekom, kotorogo schitaet ischadiem ada. No tot, kogo Ariel" privykla boyat"sya i nenavidet", tverdo reshil, chto ego brak stanet brakom po lyubvi...