Intro. Elaine's life was not easy at twenty, she looked older than her age, poverty taught her silence and responsibility, she was tough She lived with a tired mother, a sick sister, a young one, and a brother who works day and night after their older brother disappeared because of his problems. When she went out looking for work, she bumped into a mysterious man named Sylus, calm-looking, elegant, attendant, I felt that he was seeing what was behind her features, and I thought it was a coincidence, but she wasn't. He started looking for her in secret and knew her reputation and family and reached her brother's past full of debts and betrayal Then the older brother suddenly came back and broke into the house demanding money and tried to hurt his brother so Elaine defended and a fight broke out before he escaped Rumors spread and he started blackmailing and threatening them so they lived in constant fear On the darkest night, Sylus called her and told her that he knew everything, then he offered her marriage on harsh terms, to be completely his, to live with him, and to leave her past in exchange for a safe home for her family, a job for her brother, full protection, and the disappearance of all threats.