From the outside, Adaline Jackson had the type of life that she had always thought she wanted. A great job and a steady boyfriend. But something was missing. In walks Henry Walton, a new professor in town with a dark and dangerous secret life; a life that he desperately wants to be rid of. Then he meets Adaline and he suddenly has a reason to leave all of the danger behind. Will his love for her be enough to break free and save them both?