Dumebi 'Bibi' Harcourt is a successful, career woman. Life is going great for her. When she meets Alex she knows that her cup of happiness is about to brim over. Alex is everything that she ever dreamed of in a life partner; tall, dark, handsome, successful, witty and upwardly mobile. Bibi cannot understand why her mother has serious reservations about her relationship with Alex. Bibi marries Alex despite her mother's warnings, certain that he is her knight in shining armour, the man of her dreams. Bibi's dream fast becomes a nightmare when she finds herself stuck in a physically and emotionally abusive relationship with a man who has more secrets than she could have imagined. With the help of a godly friend, Bibi is able to find the strength and inner resources she needs to survive.