Meryl Hanson, the impoverished daughter of a baron, is feared as a "witch" for her obsessive research into medicinal herbs and poisons. When a mysterious count claiming to be her father's old friend forces her into marriage, threatening her family's already crumbling estate, she is rescued by Noah Vildan, the third prince rumored to be cursed. What begins as a marriage of convenience for mutual benefit soon becomes something more, as Noah harbors a secret motive of his own.