Evelyn Perkins has finally managed to escape her violent marriage. On her way West toward freedom, a group of outlaws takes her captive for ransom — but Evelyn has no intention of going back to Boston. Refusing to cooperate, she becomes the responsibility of a man whose dark and steady gaze threatens to see past her brave facade.

Gabriel Sloan, a Cheyenne who was taken from his people as a boy, has been charged with watching Evelyn, but the haunting shadows in her eyes sparks an intense protective instinct. When he sees evidence of the pain she's endured, he must decide between loyalty and his desire to keep her safe.