Jewelry designer Ada Prescott's life hits a low point after her boyfriend cheats on her and her sister accuses her of plagiarism. Drunk, Ada accidentally marries Ian, but doesn't know that he is the same man she once saved from death.
Willis Wu, a background character trapped in a police procedural, tries to find his way into the larger story–and along the way discovers secrets about the strange world he inhabits and his family's buried history.