Fortune tellers predict Zane will lose a wife and child, yet he vows to marry Fiona to repay a kindness. To dodge the curse, he recruits Willa as the ill-fated substitute. Despite the arrangement, genuine love blooms between the couple. Willa later faces a difficult labor that threatens her life. As the crisis peaks, Zane must make a critical choice. A deeper secret finally reveals itself, altering the course of their union.