Virginia Laurens's husband takes a young mistress and throws his wife out of their home. She has no friends to turn to so, penniless and alone, secretly she spends her nights in The Blood Red Rose Club. Valkyrie has loved her since he first set eyes on her, but as she was married he kept his feelings to himself. One night he discovers her hiding and their feelings for each other overcome them. Valkyrie helps her to discover the woman that her husband successfully crushed. After a make-over and new clothes, she begins to gain confidence and even enjoy a taste of the BDSM lifestyle he lives. She has issues which Valkyrie realizes she will have to resolve in her own time if they are to have a future. Can she break free of the conditioning at last and seize this chance at happiness? When danger threatens, will she survive, and what will it mean for their relationship?