Elaura Elwood was 17 years old when she met the first and last man she would ever love: Theodore Belaire. Charming, charismatic, and utterly adored by those around him, Elaura immediately finds herself entranced by her new neighbor, who doesn't hesitate to express his attraction to her. However, their relationship quickly becomes complicated by two important factors: Theodore is both 14 years older than her and engaged. Desperate to escape the misery of her own deeply dysfunctional family and craving the attention of an older man, Elaura finds herself tangled in a forbidden affair with her new neighbor, while his fiancé is miles away. As their relationship progresses and becomes increasingly difficult to navigate, Elaura begins to realize that the forbidden love story of her youth was actually something much darker that would negatively impact her ability to love herself and others for years to come.