Noah Hale has always been the protector of his family, following right behind his father. It was a role that he had proudly owned with no equivocation. Even more so, now that his father was ill. But one unexpected meeting caused him to doubt the loyalty that had never been questioned. One look at her and he knew exactly what he wanted. Only thing was, claims had already been made on her. It seems that they both had made promises already that had set their lives on different paths; still, that didn't stop him from wanted it anyway. But, regardless of what he wanted, he had to find a way to please those he loved, even if it meant giving up on what he wanted more than anything else. Natalie Sinclair spent most of her life living as others thought she should. One chance meeting changed all of that for her. From the moment she met Noah Hale, it was like the door to a whole new world had opened and all she had to do was walk through it. Unfortunately for her, the only way she could have just a glimpse of that world was to become a run-away-brideso she did; right to the door steps of the one man that held the key to the world she desperately wantedeven if she could only have it for a little while..