Hazel pours eight years of devotion into Marcus, enduring three of those years as his hidden lover. Hope blooms when she believes she has finally captured his heart, but the illusion shatters when she overhears him confessing his enduring love for his first love, Zoe. Devastated by the betrayal, she resolves to sever all ties. Just as she prepares to walk away, she discovers she is carrying a child.