When the struggling lawyer Kaia Luminaire makes a pact with the town's womanizer, Vaughn LaSalle to fake a marriage, she thinks she's found the perfect arrangement to secure her law firm. But when she meets her new employee, Augustus Fawn Thompson, she starts to question everything. Augustus is charming, kind, and truly in love with his girlfriend, Lesley Everett, a beautiful and intelligent law student. Kaia finds herself drawn to Augustus' innocence and joy, but her admiration is short-lived when she discovers that Vaughn and Lesley are having an affair. Determined to protect Augustus from heartache, Kaia keeps the secret and tries to fix the situation, but her involvement only leads her to develop feelings for Augustus herself. As Vaughn starts to realize his true feelings for Kaia, the game of love becomes a web of deceit, revenge, and cheating.
Will they find their way out of the mess they've created, or will their hearts remain forever trapped in the game?
