Charlotte Rochester knows about guarding the vulnerable but this job is more than she bargained for. John Aire, the wealthiest man in town, hired Charlotte to act as a companion to his granddaughter, Adele. Part of her 'companion role' is as a guard to keep Adele safe. Charlie befriends the tweenager. What she didn't count on was a friendship with Aire, an attractive and powerful man. When Adele is kidnapped to be a sacrifice in a twisted religious rite, John and Charlotte must save her. They'll do anything to protect this child from the deadly past that ruined her parents and has haunted John for years. Somehow, along the way, Charlotte needs to decide if there's a place for her among the rich and famous. Is she just the governess that can be disposed of? Or is there another life for her?