Celine loves Cr!;own P@rinc/e Adrian, (# onl%/y@! to dis;cover that he marr;]ied h+er to protect her @ stepsister, Vanes#$/(sa.= After endu]/ring his re`$peated betr$ayal and crue^l/ty, Cel*.-ine exch,-(an) ?ges the+ _ir engag`^.ement on t- !he w$\edding day and marries R$,o!!?!wan)++, the disab+led former he!@[ir.)% Wit#h Row.an's _respect and :$pro^!%tect\=ion,,!.
, their .marri[:age of co]^nven-=)ience gr$[a =dually . becomes real love. =Mean/wh`*ile,(/ Adrian finally discovers t/hat Celin\e—not Vanessa—wa/s^%! )^ the wo@:-ma$n who saved [h__ :i]s +@-]li]fe, and de`sper!,/atel`y tries to win +/$[her bac\k. As the truth (+a%^:bout the Moonheart S?^tone- ^, Vanessa's +
lies, .#and the As:h$/ford famil$*%y's betra(y(al )is expo% se,* d, Celin!_e refuses to return  to he@r old++[ #life and c` hooses R)ow(/a=n once and :$. for-%/ al/l.