Mike Wheeler.

The city has long belonged to the mafia. The most influential man in the criminal underworld is Mike Wheeler—a young, calculating, and ruthless head of the crime organization. He never loses, and debts owed to him are always paid.

During a game of poker, one of the debtors, Chance, loses a massive sum that he is unable to repay. Instead of money, he agrees to give up the most precious thing he owns—a young artist named Will Byers.

Mike's men find Will at the art school in the middle of the night and take him to Wheeler's mansion. To those around them, Will becomes the "property" of the mafia boss; however, Mike himself forbids anyone from harming him. He provides the artist with a room, a studio, and everything necessary for his creativity, but in doing so, he strips him of the most important thing—his freedom.

Will finds himself trapped in the vast mansion, unable to understand Mike's true motives. Some believe the mobster simply took a beautiful "asset," while others are convinced that Mike is hiding the real reason why he guards his prisoner so carefully.

Meanwhile, Wheeler's enemies learn about the mysterious artist. Now, Will becomes the weak point of the most dangerous man in the city. While one tries to find a way to regain his freedom, the other is forced to protect the very person he deprived of the right to choose his own destiny.

Will begins to slowly adjust to life in the mansion, spending almost all his days in the new studio, finding solace in painting once again. Upon returning, Mike unexpectedly praises his work and then informs him that their wedding will take place in three days. According to him, this is the only way he can officially protect Will from the enemies of the criminal world. Will is horrified and categorically refuses, but Mike makes it clear that the decision has already been made. In the evening, they go out into the garden together, where they have a candid conversation about freedom, choice, and trust. However, neither of them changes their position, and the time remaining until the appointed ceremony grows shorter.