Autumn Zane, a butcher, raises Nina, her orphaned daughter. To reclaim her ancestral home, she accepts a bride price to marry River Jacobs, a disfigured 'cripple'. Her mother-in-law, relatives, and thugs create conflict, but with her butcher's knife, she survives. She uses savings to heal her husband's leg, unaware he saved her father's life. When the truth is revealed, a sweet reward blossoms.
