After the death of her mother, Aaliya Reiner is lost. She feels the weight of distance from her sister, Maddalena, and propels herself into a passionate clandestine love affair in the hope of easing some of her sorrow.

Maddalena believes she has found her way. On the cusp of marriage into power and influence, Maddalena is sure her life is about to move forward towards greatness.

As turbulent political and familial events unravel around them and impact their lives, they both come to realise things are not what they seem and that they need each other in ways not previously...