Allen Blackburn is forced by his father to marry Alicia, a woman that he doesn't know, a woman that he is certain is not meant for him. Angry and confused, Allen takes his new bride home and over time he finds himself falling in love with her, a feeling that she does not return to him. In fact, Alicia wants nothing to do with this man that is her husband.
Determined to learn why he's been forced to be with this woman and battling the love he has for her, Allen learns the truth of why his father forced this marriage, and the truth will destroy Allen's life forcing him to find a new way to live, a way that can't include his wife - the woman that he's fallen deeply in love with.