Tegan Werner is twenty-three years old, eight months pregnant, and unmarried. Unfortunately, she has become a cliché: she got pregnant while drinking and doesn’t even know who the father of her child is. A month later, an unexpected event occurred—she saw a man on TV, identified by the caption as Simon Lamar, a successful businessman in real estate. He had no interest in marrying her, as he was already happily married.
Tegan signed a contract that would have provided her with a significant sum of money, enough to set her up for life. However, before she could sign, unsettling memories began to resurface. She recalled feeling drugged and assaulted the night they met.
Ultimately, Tegan chose to report the incident to the police, believing it was the right thing to do, and lost the opportunity for the money. She decided to leave everything behind to be with her brother, who lives in another state, before the snow arrived. Unfortunately, she had an accident that injured her ankle. She was rescued by a man named Hank, who has a wife named Polly. Although he saved her life, Tegan felt uncomfortable around him. She felt helpless, trapped, and stranded in Hank's basement.
The story is told from both Tegan and Polly's points of view. This is just the beginning of Tegan's difficult journey. Surprisingly, this is the first book by Freida that I read, and I can understand why her works are so popular in our community.