A beautiful but poor girl who is the lover of a wealthy man survives on his money. In reality, however, she is trying to gather the money needed for her blind husband to have an operation.

Having rejected the love and the unwanted romantic advances of Kiriakos Vagias, the village's wealthiest and most influential resident, the impecunious but charming countrywoman, Anna, marries her childhood sweetheart, Manos. However, when her proud husband loses his sight after a horrible accident on the field, Anna will have no other choice but to swallow her pride and accept Vagias' terms. Now, she is his prisoner in the name of love. Will she ever find the sum needed for Manos' costly eye operation?—Nick Riganas