Yvette was just a little girl when she received a strange snake-shaped pendant as a gift from her grandmother. A mysterious jewel, linked to a promise the woman had never kept. Twelve years later, Yvette finds herself alone, torn between a wayward sister and a deskilled job, but things are about to change... Vašek has always tried to put off the day when he should have fulfilled his duties and honoured his promise to his grandfather, but there is no more time. So he finds himself desperately searching for the woman destined for him to bring her into his world and make her his own. Amid intrigue, betrayal, kidnapping and lies, will Yvette and Vašek succeed in sealing the promise that has bound the two families together for generations?