Long, long ago, the beautiful Elizabeth fell in love with the noble señor Diego de la Torre—and paid for that feeling with her own life. In our days, the red-haired Alina, hiding from life’s disappointments in a quiet mountain settlement, is visited by visions connected with Elizabeth’s life. Gradually the girl understands that the past is strangely linked to the present, and that the settlement where she has settled holds its own terrible secret—and is far from as peaceful as it seems at first glance. Alina awaits harsh trials, losses, and… unexpected acquisitions. After all, fate has two hands—one that gives, and one that takes.