Claire Hayes is left with nothing after her divorce from Preston Hollis. With nowhere else to turn, she takes a job as the contract wife of Rafael Moretti, the most feared Don in New York. His son, who refuses to speak to anyone, starts calling her Mom. Little by little, Rafael falls for her too. Preston comes crawling back—first begging, then threatening, then trying to have her killed. Too late. The woman he threw away is now Rafael's real wife and the Queen of the underworld.