When Anna, a talented cellist, left her volatile husband, Alessandro, he stole the one thing that mattered to her: her nine-year-old son, Alan. For ten years Anna had no contact with Alan, as Alessandro's hatred and lies poisoned the boy against her. Alan grew up thinking his mother had abandoned him. At nineteen he's unusually jaded, but he doesn't understand why.

The unexpected discovery of a family secret inspires Anna's second husband and great love, Aaron, to attempt to reignite the tender relationship Anna and Alan once shared. But Aaron's plan seems suspect because it's...