Lyra Moore and Caspian Thorne, childhood sweethearts bound by a 20-year verbal engagement, fell apart when he fought for his new lover Aurelia, abandoning her on a snowy night. Desperate, she turned to Gideon Thorne—whom she once bullied but who always protected her. Gideon cared for her tenderly, teaching her true cherish. Caspian later pursued her in vain, his selfishness proving unworthiness. Amid pressures and secrets, Lyra took Gideon’s hand, vowing: “From engagement to marriage, until death—no one else.”
