Charly and Eric meet as children and slowly fall in love, but neither one of them acknowledges it until a trip to Italy changes everything. Through separation after Eric joins the military and after a series of misunderstandings and heartbreak, Charly eventually falls into the arms of another man - a man who is handsome as sin and belongs to a powerful yet dangerous Italian family. Sensing Charly is swept up into this new man's world, Eric retreats and makes the service his life, never forgetting the woman who both stole and broke his heart. But years later, Charly becomes the target of a deadly group intent on exploiting her husband's riches. Kidnapped, brutalized, and terribly alone, Charly deals with her situation the best she can, staying faithful that she will make it out alive. When Eric gets word of Charly's fate, he drops everything to bring her home, even if he knows that he can never have her. He is the only man brave enough to save her and the only man who will risk everything he is and everything he ever will be to ensure Charly is returned to her children. Even if it destroys them both in the process. Through childhood, the teenage years, and the tragedy of what will eventually darken her doorstep, follow Charly's story as she struggles between the two men she loves and fights valiantly to save herself once violence threatens to rip away everything she holds dear.