Under terrible circumstances, young Katerina loses her family. On the night of their estate, a furious pack of wolves raids. The girl becomes an orphan; there’s nobody to look after the household—however, a relative is found with the help of kind people: a paternal uncle. But instead of support and compassion, the man simply forces the poor girl into marriage against her will—to an Englishman with a shadowy past who has settled nearby. He is cruel, harsh, and incredibly selfish… And from that moment on begins Katerina’s long journey full of hopes and disappointments…